On 11 September 2001 I was in New York, on one of my frequent visits to the United Nations, to which I was tied by a consultancy contract. That morning I woke up late, around eleven, sleeping off the ...
As the race for the election of a new Secretary-General (UNSG) gathers momentum, the spotlight is on the 193-member General Assembly ...
On 24 August, I took part in a human rights conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Days before it opened, the city legislature cancelled the intended venue after the Chinese ambassador complained to ...
At the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, governments and development partners are calling for more investment in irrigation systems to reduce dependence on rain-fed agriculture by farmers, ...
An international survey released by Earth4All has found a growing crisis of trust in governments and widespread anger over inequality.
Girls’ education in Afghanistan continues despite the Taliban ban, as fathers, teachers and families quietly help girls keep ...
When over 130 world leaders arrive in New York for the high-level segment of the General Assembly next week– it will be rare ...
The ministers described the treaty as a symbol of Central Asia’s transformation from a region where nuclear weapons were once ...
Intellectual property rents Due to intense competition among developing countries producing ‘generic’ manufactures, developed-country firms secure higher rents from intellectual property rights (IPRs) ...
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA81) opens tomorrow at a particularly important moment for multilateralism.
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 4 2026 (IPS) - While Uganda announced the end of its Ebola outbreak last week, the Democratic Republic of ...
"As parliamentarians, we should understand that behind every demographic indicator is a human story," said Kamikawa Yoko, MP ...
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