UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27, 2011 (IPS) – It happens every day across the globe, with many of its young victims lured by false promises into the world’s third most profitable criminal activity. This… Continue reading
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 (IPS) – Since it launched in 1997, the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women has distributed more than 78 million dollars to 339 projects around the… Continue reading
NEW YORK, Nov 21 (IPS) – On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Nov. 25, a group of feminist organisations will unite to launch a campaign calling for… Continue reading
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (IPS) – Deliberations are underway for a United States-backed proposal to allow the continued use, production, trade and stockpiling of cluster munitions at the Fourth Review Conference of the… Continue reading
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 (IPS) – At least 587 civilians in Homs were killed by Syrian government forces between mid-April and August, the highest number of casualties for any single governorate, reveals a… Continue reading
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9, 2011 (IPS) – Palestine plans to continue its bid to become a full member at the United Nations, even with the odds stacked against the Palestinians receiving the requisite… Continue reading
NEW YORK, Nov 7, 2011 (IPS) – When Mary Clinton, 25, joined other activists to help organise the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sep. 17, she never imagined the gamble would turn into… Continue reading
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8, 2011 (IPS) – More than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims are seeking compensation, action and an apology from the U.N. and the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for… Continue reading
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 2, 2011 (IPS) – While gender equality ratios have improved in 85 percent of countries over the past six years, economic participation and political empowerment for women has failed to… Continue reading
