Mali: Support ‘deep aspiration’ for reform, top envoy urges Security Council
Long-term uncertainty related to the length of the transition period in Mali has made it even more difficult to achieve progress on implementing the...
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A social media campaign launched on Monday by the United Nations aims to bring the world closer to preventing a decaying supertanker, anchored off...
Myanmar’s multidimensional crises have ‘deepened and expanded dramatically’
The political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the 1 February military coup last year, has “opened new frontlines that had long been at peace,”...
Ukraine and rising global insecurity, test for us all, says UN rights chief
War in Ukraine continues to cause mayhem and “destroy the lives of many”, and it is everyone’s responsibility to limit the global food, fuel...
How to Stop the Hunger Pandemic During COVID-19
Seoul, Tokyo, Boston, Jun 13 (IPS) – Johnny, living in the United States (US), goes to his school and gets free breakfast and lunch...
Southern Winds in Magallanes Fuel Green Hydrogen in Chile
SANTIAGO, Jun 13 (IPS) – Patagonia’s strong winds are driving projects that will place Magallanes, in the extreme south of Chile, in a privileged...
Pioneering Namibia MP, Indonesia family planning board, win 2022 UN Population Award
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it’s 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going...
Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the United Nations Office of Drugs...
NEW YORK, Jun 13 (IPS) – The writer, a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University...
For three generations, Marsel Abdo’s family have been fleeing conflict, including the Syrian war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read the full story,...
The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level week 
African Farmers Demand Affordable Finance as Governments Fall Short on Funding 
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The U.S. has weapons in space. Here’s what that could mean