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UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (IPS) – The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), which is expected to provide retirement, death, disability and related benefits for staff, upon cessation of their services– has a staggering portfolio amounting to over $81.5 billion ranking far, far ahead of the UN’s annual budget of $3.1 billion and its average peacekeeping budget of over $6.4 billion.
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The Russian president’s references to “cleansing” of “scum and traitors” evoked terrifying memories of the mass arrests of the Stalin era, when repression was justified for “cleansing” Soviet society.
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ROME, Mar 17 (IPS) – This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General of FAOThe effects of COVID-19 over the past two years, in addition to the increase in wars and conflicts, climate change and economic crises, have aggravated global food insecurity, generating serious concerns for 2022.
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Human rights advocates have decried the accusations as “baseless” and say the trial is meant to sideline political opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for more than 30 years.
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