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Why the UN General Assembly still matters

More than eight decades on, the UN General Assembly remains the place where the UN’s 193 Member States come together...

The Connection Between Urbanization and Poverty: How Cities Can Reduce Poverty – Or Deepen It

UNITED NATIONS, September 18 (IPS) - Urbanization can help concentrate jobs, services, and investments; however, it can also concentrate unaffordable...

Outpacing Foreign Aid, Migrant Remittances Are a Lifeline Ensuring Families Are Fed and Healthy, Says IFAD

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, September 18 (IPS) - Migrants now send home more money than foreign aid, and this is pulling rural...

WHO Launches New Global Health Strategy for Childhood Cancer Medications

UNITED NATIONS, September 18 (IPS) - When a child is diagnosed with cancer, their chances of survival should not depend...

War in Ukraine: Hungarian Minority Pushed to the Edge

UZHGOROD, Ukraine, September 17 (IPS) - It happened in 1920. At the Grand Trianon Palace at Versailles, the Allies drew...