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Fawziya Koofi, former Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Afghanistan, addresses reporters following the “The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan” meeting. Credit: Mark Garten/UN Photo by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 (IPS) – Women in Afghanistan have continued to advocate for their rights and have called on the international …

Hours after President Biden delivered his final U.N. speech, Masoud Pezeshkian, who was elected in July, gave his first.

Maria Naeku, a Maasaiwoman in Mikese village in Mvomero district tends to her vegetable garden.Credit: Kizito Makoye Shigela/IPS by Kizito Makoye (mvomero, tanzania) Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Inter Press Service MVOMERO, Tanzania, Sep 24 (IPS) – In the scorching sun of Mikese village in Tanzania’s eastern Mvomero district, 31-year-old Maria Naeku tirelessly tends to her small vegetable patch. Each time she …

The development comes as the UN’s top official in Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert began an official visit to Israel to meet senior government officials, after insisting that “there is no military solution that will make either side safer”. In Lebanon, it has been reported that people in the south received phone and social media messages on Monday from the Israeli military …

Dr. Tshilidzi Marwala, USG and Rector of the United Nations University, and Ms. Kaoru Nemeto, Director of the United Nations Information Centre, during a discussion titled ‘Building the Future: Synergetic Collaboration on Nuclear and Climate Crises.’ Credit: Soka Gakkai International by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Monday, September 23, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 23 (IPS) – Driving the Summit …

Opinion by Helen Clark, Surangel S. Whipps Jr. (new york) Monday, September 23, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 23 (IPS) – This week’s United Nations General Assembly marks nearly 20 years since the body first resolved to restrict bottom trawling on the world’s seamounts, submarine mountains that rise thousands of feet above the sea floor and comprise some of …

UN Photo/Loey Felipe The Summit of the Future Action Days. Sunday, September 22, 2024 UN News World leaders are at UN Headquarters in New York this Sunday where world leaders have just adopted the Pact for the Future by consensus – with a small group of just seven countries holding out, having failed to pass a last-minute amendment. The centrepiece …

by Oritro Karim (united nations) Saturday, September 21, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 (IPS) – Amid the ongoing civil unrest in Haiti due to gang violence, levels of internal displacement have soared. Mass internal displacements in Haiti have led to a host of adverse consequences. This includes a disruption of schooling, increased levels of violence and exploitation, and …

Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Saturday, September 21, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 21 (IPS) – International Day of Peace Statement by Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Yasmine SherifThe longing for peace transcends time, geography and religion. Based on justice, human rights and universal values outlined in the UN Charter, a culture of peace brings us all together …

The sun beats down on the fertile fields of Bolívar, Colombia, where lush green valleys stretch towards the distant Andes mountains. It’s a picture of idyllic rural life, but beneath the surface lies a complex and painful past. For decades, this region was ravaged by armed conflict, leaving communities shattered and livelihoods destroyed. Saray Zúñiga, a proud Palenquera woman, knows …