General Assembly weighs US embargo against Cuba ahead of 34th vote
The General Assembly opened its annual debate on the US economic embargo against Cuba on Tuesday. On Wednesday, 28 October, Member States will vote...
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The World Is Watching Norway. Will the Country Protect Antarctica?
OSLO, Norway, October 28 (IPS) – A global boycott of Antarctic krill products is gathering support. As a Norwegian, I want my country –...
Fifty Years at the Table: What Small Nations Need from the Next UN Secretary-General
VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 28 (IPS) – On 21 September 1976, less than three months after independence, Seychelles took its seat in the General Assembly...
Farwiza Farhan’s Fight To Save Tropical Hotspot of Indonesia – the Leuser
KUALA LUMPUR, October 28 (IPS) – Forty-year-old Farwiza Farhan’s eyes light up instantly when she talks about the Leuser Ecosystem – a national strategic...
We Cannot Afford to Manage Chemicals One at a Time
GENEVA, October 28 (IPS) – Governments today face an extraordinarily difficult set of tasks: cutting emissions, protecting nature, reducing pollution, creating jobs, strengthening economies,...
World News in Brief: ‘No safe place in Ukraine’, IAEA calls for Iran nuclear inspections, Kenya hosts thousands of Ethiopians fleeing clashes
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged continued international support for Ukraine’s population as Russian airstrikes intensify and humanitarian needs grow in advance...
Kenya: 20 Ebola contacts released from quarantine
Twenty people associated with Kenya’s first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease have been reunited with their families after being released from quarantine following...
Record carbon dioxide levels will impact us for centuries, says UN weather agency
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking...
Women and girls’ share of civilian war deaths doubles since 2021
War is growing deadlier for women and girls, who accounted for one in four of the more than 37,000 civilians killed in armed conflict...
West Bank: Hebron crackdown displaces thousands, Türk warns of ethnic cleansing
Israel’s “aggressive operation” in the West Bank city of Hebron raises serious concerns of ethnic cleansing, UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on...
Haiti: More than 1,000 killed between July and September, UN report reveals 
Kenya begins countdown towards end of Ebola after last patient discharged 
Africa–Asia: Turning Demographic Change into Opportunity 
Growing Movement Boycotts Krill Products as CCAMLR Fails to Protect Antarctic Ecosystems