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Syria’s Fragile Transition Threatened by Severe Aid Shortfalls and Increasing Abductions, UN Warns
Eleven months after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria continues to grapple with severe instability as the country navigates...
Read moreNuclear Disarmament Conversations Cannot Lose Traction
In recent days, nuclear state leaders have flouted the regulations and norms around nuclear non-proliferation and are flirting more openly...
Read moreHurricane Melissa Devastates The Caribbean As The UN Distributes Lifesaving Aid
In late October, Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm, made landfall in the Caribbean, causing catastrophic damage to civilian...
Read moreRajagopal PV’s Blueprint for Another World: Peace
“If nations can have defense ministries, why not peace ministries?” asks Rajagopal PV, the soft-spoken yet formidable founder of Ekta...
Read moreGlobal Emissions Falling Too Slowly, Expert Urges Renewables Push, Fair Finance
Bruce Douglas, CEO of the Global Renewables Alliance, argues that there is a real appetite in countries around the world...
Read moreChallenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
Speaking to IPS on the sidelines of the International Civil Society Week in Bangkok (November 1–5), Amitabh Behar, Executive Director...
Read moreRajagopal PV’s Blueprint for Another World: Peace
“If nations can have defense ministries, why not peace ministries?” asks Rajagopal PV, the soft-spoken yet formidable founder of Ekta...
Read moreLawmakers Urged to Consider Emerging Drivers of Child Marriage
Closing the chapter on child marriages is still a distant ambition in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, and...
Read moreThe Biggest Single Contributor to the UN Budget is also the Biggest Single Defaulter
The United States, the largest single contributor to the UN budget, is using its financial clout to threaten the United...
Read moreA Power Imbalance Frozen in Time: The Case for Security Council Reform
Ambassador I.R. King is Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Chair of the UN Security Council Reform...
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AIPAC Strategy Backfires as Progressive Underdog Wins Key House Race in New Jersey
"AIPAC’s spending and support for candidates is becoming a kiss of death in Democratic primaries." The post AIPAC Strategy Backfires...
Read moreMarine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
He was observing after Alex Pretti's killing. He says feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face,...
Read moreQuentin Tarantino’s LA cinema to show pornographic films again in celebration of its roots
The New Beverly Cinema had a past life in the 1970s as an adult cinema The post Quentin Tarantino’s LA...
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