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Amid Rising Military Tension in War Zones, World’s Nuclear Powers are Modernizing Their Arsenals

UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (IPS) - As ongoing military conflicts in Europe and the Middle East continue with no signsof...

World Bank Enables Corruption in Bangladesh

SYDNEY, June 9 (IPS) - The World Bank considers corruption a major obstacle to eradicating global poverty. The Bank officially...

GAZA: ‘If Civilians Can Get This Close to Establishing a Humanitarian Corridor, Then Governments Can Do It’

CIVICUS discusses the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla on its mission to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza...

From firefights to football matches: Life on a UN peacekeeping frontline

Night has fallen over the town of Zémio, in the east of the Central African Republic. In a few hours,...

Make Last Sprint for Nature a ‘Turning Point’ for Nature Finance, Eighth GEF Assembly Told

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 5 (IPS) - “While pressures on public budgets are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, it can be...