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Q&A: The Eleventh Hour for Climate Justice
Courtesy of the Mary Robinson FoundationBy Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Oct 2 2013 (IPS) Climate justice – the nexus between human rights and climate change – must be a pillar of the post-2015 development...
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Q&A: Indonesia Still at High Risk for Catastrophic Fires
Lusha Chen interviews Dr. NIGEL SIZER of the World Resources InstituteBy Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 2013 (IPS) In June, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia were enveloped in haze as hundreds of...
View ArticleFuture of Employment Plagued by New Technology
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 2013 (IPS) With opportunities and challenges brought on by rapid development in information and communication technology, it is estimated that more than 470 million...
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UNCTAD Report Underscores Gap Between Economic Growth & Employment
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 2013 (IPS) About 12 percent of the world’s population is witnessing a growing gap between economic growth (seven percent every year) and employment growth (almost...
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“Roar” For Children—Katy Perry is UNICEF’s Newest Goodwill Ambassador
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Dec 4 2013 (IPS) American pop singer and songwriter Katy Perry is ready to roar for the world’s most vulnerable children and adolescents. Recently appointed as United...
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“Birth Registration is More Than Just a Right” Says UNICEF
Geeta Rao Gupta, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director holds a new report titled Every Child’s Birth Right: Inequities and trends in birth registration. Credit: Lusha Chen/IPSBy Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS,...
View ArticleU.N Pays Tributes to Victims of Nazi Genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 2014 (IPS) 69 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the United Nations continues its tradition of remembering the six million Jews who were killed by the...
View ArticleUNICEF Report Uses Data to Make Every Child Count
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Feb 3 2014 (IPS) The UN children’s agency UNICEF may have found a direct way to identify the gaps that keep the most disadvantage children from enjoying basic human rights....
View ArticleIKEA Lights Up Refugees Camps with “Green Energy”
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Feb 5 2014 (IPS) Rolling out renewable “green energy” solutions to refugee camps in five countries from the Middle East, Africa and Asia will improve the well being of more...
View ArticleAfrica Loses $50 Billion Annually on Illicit Financial Flows
By Lusha ChenUnited Nations, Feb 10 2014 (IPS) Africa is losing some 50 billion dollars every year due to illicit financial flows (IFFs), an amount that is much higher than the development aid the...
View ArticleLong-awaited Korean Family Reunions Come Amid Humanitarian Concerns
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 2014 (IPS) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, a former foreign minister of South Korea, said he was particularly “encouraged” by the agreement reached between the two...
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UNESCO on Gender Imbalance in Global Education
UN officials, diplomats and educators gather to talk about gender imbalance in global education. Credit: Lusha Chen/IPSBy Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 2014 (IPS) In order to go to school, Sarah, a...
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U.N. Shines a Light on Autism Awareness
Ron Suskind, author of Life, Animated, shared his 20 years journey with autism. Credit: Lusha Chen/IPSBy Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Apr 3 2014 (IPS) As buildings and landmarks lit up blue around the...
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Empower Women in Mine Action Programmes
A female member of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team brushes sand off a mortar shell during a demonstration held by UNMAS in Mogadishu, Somalia. Credit: UN Photo/Tobin JonesBy Lusha ChenUNITED...
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U.N. Focuses on Underwater Cultural Heritage of Small Islands
Wreck in Baia Salinedda, Italy. Credit: E. Trainito/UNESCOBy Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Apr 25 2014 (IPS) Large amounts of underwater shipwrecks are bringing new opportunities to Small Island Developing...
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VIDEO: African Communities Strengthen Women’s Access to Justice
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Mar 8 2013 (IPS) On the sidelines of the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Huairou...
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UN Staff Celebrates Holi, Hindu Festival of Colours
By Lusha ChenUNITED NATIONS, Apr 2 2013 (IPS) March 27 officially declared the arrival of spring to the Hindu community, celebrated with the Holi festival. Known as the festival of colours, Holi has a...
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