COVID-19 leads to over 50 million more hungry people in Asia-Pacific
COVID-19 led to rising food insecurity for around 54 million people living in the vast Asia-Pacific region during 2020, according to a joint UN...
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Fundamental freedoms squeezed in Ukraine, Human Rights Council hears
The UN Human Rights Council heard on Wednesday that fundamental freedoms in Ukraine have been squeezed in Government-controlled areas, as well as across the...
UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people were killed or injured,...
Youth at Forefront of Climate Change Action Will Make Biggest Impact
Nairobi, Kenya, Dec 15 (IPS) – On Gladys Habu’s birthday, she filmed a message to world leaders while standing waist-deep in the sea next...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for migrants stranded in Yemen. The goal is to inoculate around 7,500 people at its...
Energy Inequality in Latin America Exacerbated by Pandemic, High Prices
MEXICO CITY, Dec 15 (IPS) – The effects of the covid-19 pandemic and high energy prices have had an impact on the consumption of...
Ongoing talks to get the Iran nuclear deal back on track indicate “additional effort and patience” are required for its full restoration, the UN...
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, was defined by a “reinvigorated multilateralism”, a top UN official said on Tuesday...
The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced a New Year resolution on vaccine equity, calling on governments to come together on this...
The Omicron variant is “probably” now present in most of the world’s countries and it would be a mistake to dismiss the COVID-19 strain...
Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief 
Rohingyas in Myanmar suffering ‘heartbreaking’ misery and cruelty 
As wars spread, the global food system unravels 
One million children in Afghanistan face deadly malnutrition