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UNITED NATIONS, November 28 (IPS) - The 193-member General Assembly, the UN's highest policy-making body, routinely designates "International Days" and "World Days'" on a wide range of subjects and events - from the sublime to the ridiculous: ...

ABUJA, November 28 (IPS) - On the morning of 17 November 2025, darkness cloaked Maga town in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, until gunfire shattered the silence. It was around 4 am when armed attackers stormed the Government ...

Soaring inflation, fragile job markets and shrinking access to healthcare and education are pushing millions of people in South and South-East Asia onto risky migration paths, the UN human rights office said on Thursday, as regional migration reaches ...

The world moved closer to ensuring that industrial development is a net positive for people and the planet on Thursday, with the adoption of the Riyadh Declaration on the closing day of the Global Industry Summit, a week-long UN event in the Saudi .. ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, November 27 (IPS) - Three years ago, Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso with two promises that have proved hollow: to address the country's deepening security crisis and restore civilian rule. Now he has ...

UNITED NATIONS, November 27 (IPS) - The US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) have intensified the rigid isolation of judges and officials of the Court based in The Hague, Netherlands.According to an interview with the French judge . ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, November 26 (IPS) - The UN climate talks at COP30 once again brought the critical issue of climate finance to the forefront of global discussions.However, while much of the debate revolved around traditional forms of aid ...

PRETORIA, South Africa, November 26 (IPS) - US president Donald Trump's efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic channels not to .. ...

Young people make a vital contribution to the creation of industries that benefit people and the planet. Their role was recognised on Wednesday at Generation Future day of the Global Industry Summit in Riyadh, with commitments to ensure that their .. ...

ABUJA, Nigeria, November 26 (IPS) - Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the US have continued to sour after US President Donald Trump threatened 'military' intervention over what some American lawmakers have called "Christian genocide" in Africa ...