Secretary-General António Guterres arrived on Wednesday to Lviv, the largest city in Western Ukraine.
First Person: Heartbroken but hopeful, under Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Zarina* is a young Afghan woman entrepreneur. Her drive for innovating, and passion for baking made her one of Afghanistan’s youngest entrepreneurs. Her business is still running, but her clients are scarce and her plans for expansion across the country had to be shut down.
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Secretary-General António Guterres arrived on Wednesday to Lviv, the largest city in Western Ukraine.
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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions facing starvation and disease in the Horn of Africa.
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UN chief pays second call on Ukraine, will visit grain-exporting Black Sea Port
Secretary-General António Guterres arrived on Wednesday to Lviv, the largest city in Western Ukraine.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malay
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 17 (IPS) – Global Public Investment. A short and simple phrase. But one that means so much.At its most basic, GPI means public money being used to invest in goods and services that are of global benefit. There is no shortage of goods and services that need GPI, whether they be used to prevent or respond to environmental catastrophe, international war and conflict, or the next pandemic.
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First Person: ‘We are the hope, we are the power keeping Afghanistan together’
Mahbouba Sera, one of the world’s most prominent women’s rights activists, chose to stay in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, to witness what was happening to her country, and to work for a society that benefits all of its people.
Global Public Investment: Time to Build the Movement Now
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 17 (IPS) – Global Public Investment. A short and simple phrase. But one that means so much.
At its most basic, GPI means public money being used to invest in goods and services that are of global benefit. There is no shortage of goods and services that need GPI, whether they be used to prevent or respond to environmental catastrophe, international war and conflict, or the next pandemic.
Read the full story, “Global Public Investment: Time to Build the Movement Now”, on globalissues.org →
Ten distingui
Ten distinguished persons hailing from all regions of the globe have been appointed to serve on the Secretary-General’s inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel, the United Nations announced on Tuesday.
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Rohingya refugees share concerns with UN rights commissioner during visit to Cox’s Bazar
During her first official visit to Bangladesh, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met with a host of officials, civil society representatives and Rohingya refugees on Tuesday.