UN Continues Financial Ties with a Vilified Russia Isolated by the International Community
UNITED NATIONS, May 04 (IPS) – The Russian Federation, which invaded Ukraine last February killing scores of civilians and destroying entire cities, has been...
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Obesity rates have reached “epidemic” proportions across Europe and are still rising, the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the region said in a...
Between 2010 and 2018, the rate of deforestation worlwide slowed by nearly 30 per cent compared to the previous ten years, according to a...
Mariupol steel works convoy: UN aids arrivals after journey ‘from hell’
In Ukraine on Tuesday, UN humanitarians began to help the first evacuees arriving from Mariupol’s devastated Azovstal steel works, more than two months since...
Ukraine war: UN signs framework to assist survivors of sexual violence
Women’s rights do not end when wars begin, a senior UN official said in Ukraine on Tuesday, outlining measures towards ensuring justice and accountability...
Clashes in Haiti between rival gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince, have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, the UN Deputy Spokesperson said...
A refuge from terror in Niger, as UN Chief pledges to be voice for the displaced
Rows of temporary shelters covered in sheeting which has been blanched by the sun and sand blasted by winds blend into the grey, dusty...
Pacific Community-Led Health Missions Arrive with Critical Support to Tonga and Kiribati Grappling with COVID-19 Surges
CANBERRA, Australia, May 03 (IPS) – Before the pandemic emerged in 2020, health services in many Pacific Island countries were under-resourced, under-funded and under-staffed....
Bringing Seeds of Hope to Farmers
SINGAPORE, May 02 (IPS) – Amidst a backdrop of rising food insecurity worldwide and a global food supply chain crisis, many countries are attempting...
Omicron-led Surge Tests China’s Zero Covid Policy
NEW DELHI, May 03 (IPS) – When the Covid- 19 pandemic first broke out in Wuhan in 2020, no one imagined that it would...
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