Allow human rights and humanitarian organizations to continue their work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), UN agencies and other partners have urged Israel.
Of Aristotle, Orwell, and the Young Heirs
MADRID, Aug 18 (IPS) – A couple of decades ago in Athens, a conversation over a ‘souvlaki’ and wine dinner with a young Greek economist led to talking about democracy. Asked for his opinion, he said “By then, when philosophers like Aristotle formulated their theories about democracy, the society was dominated by the rich.”
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Zarina* is a
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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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.
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.
Secretary-Gen
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.