UN mourns ‘true pioneer’: Brigadier General Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu
For the United Nations’ Secretary General, Brigadier General Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu, who passed away this week in her home country, Ghana, was “a true pioneer.” ...
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Heatwave and Drought Hit South Americas Crops and Economy
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 26 (IPS) – Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, the three major agricultural producers in South America, are currently experiencing a prolonged period...
Battle for Palestine: & the Day When David Felled Goliath with a Stone
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (IPS) – When Israeli Ambassador Gilat Erdan made an unusual presentation before the Security Council last week displaying a large...
NEW JERSEY, Jan 26 (IPS) – “A lack of respect for human life from conception to natural death and a lack of respect for...
More than 50 million worldwide hit by urban conflict
Opening a Security Council debate on how to protect civilians caught up in urban conflict,the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday said that more than 50 million people are currently impacted by fighting inside towns and cities. Read...
Authorities in South Sudan must investigate a report of deadly intercommunal violence in Jonglei State earlier this week, the UN mission in the country,...
Four days after ISIL terrorists launched apparently coordinated attacks on a large prison in northeast Syria in a bid to free fighters detained there,...
Madagascar: Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides
Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding and landslides, particularly in the capital, Antananarivo, the...
January will ‘almost certainly’ shatter records for civilian casualties in Yemen
Violence in Yemen continues to escalate, raising casualties and spilling across the war-torn country’s borders, the Special Envoy for the country and the Humanitarian Coordinator warned on Tuesday. Read...
Pledge to ‘never forget’ the Holocaust, Guterres tells synagogue ceremony
People everywhere must stand firm against hate, amid rising antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. Read...
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