Major health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, warning of the threat of...
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By suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being convicted, following the independence referendum back in 2017, Spain...
Africa Should Trade its Carbon Credits to Fund Renewable Energy – Expert
Bulawayo, Aug 31 (IPS) – Africa needs to trade in carbon credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finance the transition to renewable energy, and...
Mikhail Gorbachev: UN chief hails ‘one of a kind statesman who changed the course of history’
The Secretary-General has paid warm tribute to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose death aged 91 was announced on Tuesday, describing him...
Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report
Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, according to the authors of a UN report launched...
Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling over into increasing violence, UN political affairs chief Rosemary...
An independent UN human rights expert on Tuesday warned that the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) people are being...
Visa refusal for UN human rights staff in Palestine part of wider ‘worrying trend’: Bachelet
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has deplored Israel’s refusal to grant visas for her staff in the occupied Palestinian territory, according to...
Enforced disappearance a serious human rights violation, used to spread terror
Observed this Tuesday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances reaffirms the need for victims’ families to know the truth about what happened to...
INTERVIEW: ‘Break the bonds of shame’ about slavery – UN rights experts
31 August marks the International Day for People of African Descent, on which the UN calls for the elimination of all forms of discrimination...
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement – UNICEF 
Security Council LIVE: Sudan’s war spreads as drones and hunger take a deadly toll 
Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss 
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