Security Council LIVE: Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank
Amid illegal Israeli settlement surges, continued attacks in Gaza and the West Bank alongside tensions throughout Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Security Council discussed the...
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More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal
Facing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen their workforce, with...
Deadly floods cause widespread destruction in China, Nepal
Severe flooding in China and Nepal caused widespread destruction and mounting death tolls, UN agencies reported on Wednesday as aid efforts deployed to help...
Explainer: UN peace operations work to create, preserve peace
Supporting the first democratic elections after brutal civil wars in Mozambique and Cambodia. Disarming thousands of child soldiers in Sierra Leone. Helping to secure...
Red Sea nations step up maritime cooperation as regional threats grow
From piracy and migrant smuggling to disruptions affecting global shipping routes, countries bordering one of the world’s busiest waterways are seeking closer cooperation to...
Land models sprout as degradation threatens billions of livelihoods
Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the world’s land currently faces...
The Indian Ocean Is Sounding the Alarm and Its Islands Are Among the First to Hear It
VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 26 (IPS) – Across this vast ocean, the latest monitoring by Mercator Ocean International shows marine heatwave conditions ranging from moderate...
Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific
SUVA, Fiji, August 26 (IPS) – For generations, Pacific children have grown up with the ocean as part of everyday life. It is where...
Rohingyas in Myanmar suffering ‘heartbreaking’ misery and cruelty
Members of the minority ethnic Rohingya Muslim group in Myanmar are “suffering, misery, and cruelty on multiple levels and across the country that is...
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief
Countries are spending too little to restore degraded land even as the economic cost of doing nothing climbs towards $1 trillion a year, UN...
Explainer: UN peace operations work to create, preserve peace