Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly, it’s going...
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Youth must be Equal Partners in Digital Decision Making ITU Youth Summit
Toronto, Jun 09 (IPS) – “50 percent of the present, but 100 percent of the future,” was the refrain at the first-ever Generation Connect...
Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome acts we have seen in recent history”, the UN...
Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns
While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...
The World’s Worst Food Crisis for Decades – and What to do About It
LONDON, Jun 08 (IPS) – This is what happens when you starve. With no food, the body’s metabolism slows down to preserve energy for...
Ukraine: WFP teams up with Uber, in boost for pinpoint aid deliveries
If you’re a Ukrainian living in a hard-to-reach part of a city under fire, the chances of the UN being able to get lifesaving...
‘Revitalize our seas’ UN chief urges on World Oceans Day
Ensuring a healthy and productive ocean that serves the whole planet, is a “collective responsibility” that can only be fulfilled by working together, the...
Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries warns Tedros; calls for more testing, vaccines to end COVID pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Wednesday that monkeypox infections in non-endemic countries have passed the 1,000 mark and the risk of it becoming...
African Solutions to African Problems: Reframing Science Innovation
DURBAN, South Africa, Jun 08 (IPS) – Africa is plagued by many epidemics — from tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS to malaria and wild polio —...
The world comes to New York: What’s at stake at UN General Assembly high-level week 
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