The UN chief has called for military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political leaders, to enter direct talks over the future of...
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Young people are “disproportionately viewed as the primary perpetrators of crime”, despite often being the most vulnerable, the UN General Assembly President told a...
The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27,...
Reports of sexual violence in Ukraine rising fast, Security Council hears
Allegations of sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine are mounting, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday, expressing regret over...
A fire and explosion in southeastern Bangladesh over the weekend which left more than 40 dead, has prompted the UN’s labour agency, ILO, to...
Overlapping crises push millions into ‘extreme levels of acute food insecurity’
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated steadily rising global food and energy prices, undermining economic stability across the world, warned in a UN report...
NEW YORK, Jun 06 (IPS) – Any fair analysis of the United Nations strongly suggests that the UN of today is not the same...
The Great Fish Robbery
MADRID, Jun 06 (IPS) – Now it comes to another ‘crime’ being stealthy committed as a consequence of the unrelenting business obsession for making...
Poor Families Clash over Water with Real Estate Consortium in El Salvador
APOPA, El Salvador, Jun 06 (IPS) – Alex Leiva woke up at 4:00 a.m. to perform a key task for his family’s survival in...
Protecting civilians from explosive weapons in conflict: 5 things you should know
On average, 90 per cent of those killed and injured by the use of explosive weapons used in populated areas are civilians. A political...
Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific 
Once upon a time, insects had 24 legs 
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole 
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief