So, Germanys to Blame for Putin. Really?
George Pagoulatos Opinion by George Pagoulatos (athens, greece) Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Inter Press Service ATHENS, Greece, May 25 (IPS) –
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Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: Guterres
“Africa is a home for hope,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, citing the continent’s “growing and vibrant youth population”. And with
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Corruption Kills
Nigerians should not be pushing against global COVID-19 vaccine inequity amid widespread looting of the national treasury. Credit: UNICEF/Nahom Tesfaye
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Former Child Labourer Free Quality Education Key to Ending Child Labour
Lucky Agbavor survived child labour in Ghana and put himself through school by selling ice cream. The Pentecostal Church pays
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Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, Mission chief warns
“The crisis facing Sudan is entirely homegrown and can only be resolved by the Sudanese,” Volker Perthes, who is also Head
Read more Zimbabwean peacekeeper wins UN gender advocate award
Commending Military Observer Major Winnet Zharare, 39, as “a role model and a trailblazer”, Secretary-General António Guterres, will present her
Read more Tedros re-elected to lead the World Health Organization
First elected in 2017, his re-election by secret ballot, was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He was the sole
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Employee-run Companies, Part of the Landscape of an Argentina in Crisis
A group of Farmacoop workers stand in the courtyard of their plant in Buenos Aires. Members of the Argentine cooperative
Read more Deputy UN chief praises resilience of Bali students in face of disaster threats
Thankfully, the alarm that prompted them to evacuate, was just a practice drill, but by following the planned evacuation route,
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The Risks of Turning Planet Earth into a Giant Desert
Droughts represent 15% of natural disasters but took the largest human toll, approximately 650,000 deaths from 1970-2019, Credit: Guillermo Flores/IPS
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