STOCKHOLM, Aug 24 (IPS) – When I was a child, a friend asked me: “How would you describe a tree to someone who has...
Agreement is urgently needed to reestablish the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine as purely civilian infrastructure and prevent a potentially “catastrophic” disaster...
Celebrating 30 Years of Shared Water
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 23 (IPS) – We tend to associate rivers and lakes with the countries in which they are located. Yet a little-known...
Ukraine prisoner of war trials in Mariupol could be a war crime: OHCHR
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) expressed concern on Tuesday after photos and videos released on social media appeared to show metal cages being built in...
Myanmar: 5 years since Rohingya mass exodus, UNHCR urges solutions
This week marks five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled military persecution from Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...
UN fund reports ‘solid results’ empowering girls and boys in crises with opportunity of quality education
On Tuesday, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, issued its Annual Results Report, which...
African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases
With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers on Tuesday, endorsed a new...
Darfur: Trial of Janjaweed leader must not be ‘a false dawn’ for justice, Security Council hears
The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at the request of the UN Security Council –...
Keeping the Promise of Education for Crisis-Impacted Children and Adolescents
United Nations, Aug 23 (IPS) – Syrian refugee children are among the most disadvantaged in Iraq. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, only 53 percent...
Funding Urgently Needed for Children’s Education in Conflict Areas—ECW Director
United Nations, Aug 23 (IPS) – Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issued a wake-up call for the global community to support...
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