War and Famines Warnings of Potential Outcomes of the War in Ukraine
STOCKHOLM, May 12 (IPS) – An entirely unnecessary and all too tangible nightmare continues to scourge Ukraine. Without doubt, one catastrophe after another still...
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New UN campaign aims to bring more young voices to halls of power
To support young people’s political participation and amplify their voices in public life, the UN launched a campaign on Wednesday in collaboration with the...
Donors on Wednesday pledged $33 million towards a UN-coordinated plan to prevent an ageing oil tanker moored off the west Coast of Yemen from...
The world is facing “multiple and interlinked global crises,” the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with...
Senior officials from across the United Nations are calling for an investigation into the killing on Wednesday of well-known Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu...
Ukraine: UN labour agency update shows 4.8 million jobs lost to war
An estimated 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since Russia’s 24 February invasion, according to a brief published on Wednesday by the...
Another European war ‘not an impossibility’; Unity crucial in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amidst rising tensions, a months-long political stalemate and increasing speculation about yet another conflict in Europe, the international community must stand firm behind a...
Most Maternal Deaths Are Preventable: How To Improve Outcomes in South Africa
May 11 (IPS) – The past 20 years have seen a significant decline in maternal mortality rates from 342 deaths to 211 per 100,000...
Women Leading Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine, Now Include them in Leadership, say UN Women and CARE
Women Leading Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine, Now Include them in Leadership, say UN Women and CARE
New York, May 11 (IPS) – A joint UN Women and CARE report on the gender disparities in the wake of the Ukrainian crisis...
WASHINGTON DC, May 11 (IPS) – Sri Lanka is in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis. Faced with a shortage of foreign exchange...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly