General Assembly President urges solidarity, hope, laying out 2022 agenda
Amid the resurgent COVID pandemic, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, stressed the importance of solidarity and fostering hope, as he...
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Bachelet asks for $400.5 million to support full ‘agenda of rights’
UN Human Rights Chief, Michelle Bachelet, launched on Wednesday a $400.5 million funding appeal for 2022, urging States and private donors to support her “agenda of...
Americas: ‘Smart’ use of rapid tests critical amid COVID surge
COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in the Americas amid increased demand for testing, the head of the regional office of the World Health Organization...
Afghanistan: 500,000 jobs lost since Taliban takeover
More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International...
UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative for the Horn of...
Palestine-Israel: UN envoy highlights urgent need for reform
Urgent action is required to prevent further deterioration of the economic, security and political situation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN’s Middle East...
Renewables Are Cheaper Than Ever – So Why Are Household Energy Bills Only Going up?
Jan 19 (IPS) – Not for the first time, global energy markets are in turmoil. Internationally traded gas prices more than quadrupled in 2021....
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (IPS) – The official start of free trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in January 2021 moved...
Human Trafficking, Rape, Extortion Behind ‘Forced Conversions’, say Experts
KARACHI, Jan 19 (IPS) – Two years after Michelle, 15, was kidnapped, sold, forced to convert to Islam and married to a stranger, relatives...
Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh...
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