United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 22nd session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations headquarters in New York City on 17 April 2023. Credit: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images
NEW YORK, Sep 7 2023 (IPS) – This September, world leaders and public policy advocates from around the world will descend on New York for the . Alongside conversations on peace and security, global development and climate change, progress – or the lack of it – on the (SDGs) is expected to take centre-stage. A major will be held on 18 and 19 September. The UN hopes that it will serve as a �…
A health worker in Gaza continues with an inoculation campaign. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition has called for international action to end violence against or obstruction of health care in conflicts. Credit: UNWRA/Twitter
BRATISLAVA, May 22 2024 (IPS) – Governments and international agencies must do more to end impunity for violence against healthcare, campaigners have urged, as a new report shows that attacks on healthca…