Wanted: A Feminist UN Secretary-General for ‘We the Peoples’, Not the Powerful
NEW YORK, October 27 (IPS) – Notwithstanding last minute shenanigans and the possibility of backroom deals by powerful states, two women from Latin America...
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Why Trump Expects the Nobel Peace Prize
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, October 27 (IPS) – Much of the world has been bemused by US President Donald Trump’s expectation of the Nobel Peace...
World News in Brief: Ethiopians flee to Kenya amidst renewed conflict, new head of UN’s food programme, UN mission in Somalia concludes
Around 36,600 people have fled into northern Kenya following an uptick in fighting on the Ethiopian side of the border. Read the full story,...
Choosing the Next UN Secretary-General: The Threat of Veto or Veto Itself Must Not Silence the World
Choosing the Next UN Secretary-General: The Threat of Veto or Veto Itself Must Not Silence the World
NEW YORK, October 27 (IPS) – The selection of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations has reached a critical juncture. It raises fundamental...
From 44 Countries, One Shared Commitment: A Child Marriage-Free World
ROME & DAR ES SALAAM, October 27 (IPS) – The message from Just Rights for Children (JRC) was clear: protecting children must take precedence...
France’s New Protest Generation Rises
LONDON, October 26 (IPS) – Classrooms with mouldy walls, riddled with cockroaches and rats, stifling in summer and freezing in winter: this is how...
Ebola: UN officials condemn killing of nurse in DR Congo
The UN’s Ebola coordinator and the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) have deplored the killing of a nurse working to halt the...
Security Council LIVE: Children and war, ‘each one is a life’
With violations against children caught in armed conflict reaching an unprecedented level this year, the Security Council is marking 30 years since it took...
In Egypt, Guterres warns against Iran-US escalation
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for dialogue and diplomacy to end the war between Iran and the United States in remarks on Monday to...
Why do planes keep circling before landing? The UN has a plan to fix it
Air traffic delays cost billions and turn journeys into ordeals. Some countries are already proving that better coordination saves thousands of flying hours and...
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