Peacekeepers turn ground-breakers in the Central African Republic
Handling heavy machinery is not one of the first skills that comes to mind when we think of UN peacekeepers, but construction skills are...
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A two-day meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in India has ended with the adoption of a document committing Member States to...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reaffirmed his “unwavering commitment” to agreements aimed at ensuring that grain and fertilizers from Ukraine and the Russian Federation...
The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts
Throughout Syria’s civil war, women have risked their security to mediate the various conflicts that have affected their communities. Since international efforts to end...
Artisanal Miners Ruining Already Diminishing Forests in Zimbabwe
MAZOWE, Zimbabwe, Oct 29 (IPS) – With homemade tents scattered about, hordes of artisanal gold miners throng parts of Mazowe village in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland...
Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
The UN health agency WHO expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike in a range of preventable diseases in Ethiopia’s northern regions...
As governments grapple with cascading crises involving food, finance, energy, climate and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN staff on the ground have been...
“It is my appeal to all the representatives of States, to ensure there is no safe haven provided to any kind of terrorism whatsoever”:...
Israel and Palestine must take steps to ‘restore calm’ in occupied West Bank
With daily violence spiralling out of control in the occupied West Bank, leaders in both Israel and Palestine need to take steps to restore...
Cambodia More Than Ever Squeezed Between Russia and the West
PHNOM PENH, Oct 28 (IPS) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen walks into a diplomatic minefield these days. He supports UN resolutions against Putin...
Gaza: Children still at risk despite drop in acute hunger 
100 days of Ebola and the race to stop the spread 
South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Violence Slows SDG Goals, Rips Apart Africans’ Free Movement Call 
Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-General