Afghan authorities urged to address serious human rights challenges
Afghanistan is at a crossroads and the de facto authorities, the Taliban, must pursue a path towards stability and freedom for all citizens, especially...
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Climate Change Poses Risks: COP27 Presents Unique Opportunity for Africa
UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (IPS) – Ambassador Maria de Jesus dos Reis Ferreira was appointed in February 2018 as the Permanent Representative of Angola...
African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres
African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously address food security, nutrition, social and environmental protection – all...
5 ways UN Peacekeeping partnerships drive peace and development
Every day, United Nations peacekeepers work to protect millions of vulnerable people in increasingly dangerous places in the world’s most fragile political contexts. Read...
What We Know About Mass School Shootings in the US – and the Gunmen Who Carry Them Out
May 26 (IPS) – When the Columbine High School massacre took place in 1999 it was seen as a watershed moment in the United...
Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service and sacrifice of UN blue helmets
The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in some of the most dangerous places in the world...
Not Enough Clean Water in Europe? Who Cares…
MADRID, May 26 (IPS) – So busy as they are with strengthening military alliances and devoting billions of taxpayers’ money to double their war...
The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry said on Thursday that not extending current cross-border aid to Syria along the remaining route, would be a...
All Africa Student Leader says Political Will, Collective Action, Education and Social Packages Can End Child Labour
Durban, May 26 (IPS) – Samuel Sasu Adonteng, programme officer for the All-Africa Students Union (AASU), believes that the recent 5th Global Conference on...
Governments must take greater action to ensure school remains a safe place for boys and girls, the head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF,...
Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support 
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I Sustain My Accusation 
‘The War Must Stop’: Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Urgent Need to Protect Ukraine’s Women and Children