Climate change: For 25th year in a row, Greenland ice sheet shrinks
2021 marked the 25th year in a row in which the key Greenland ice sheet lost more mass during the melting season, than it gained during the winter, according to a new UN-endorsed report issued on...
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Relief teams fear worsening aftermath of Super Typhoon Rai
Super Typhoon Rai which ripped through the Philippines over Christmas, has created a massive emergency with huge and ongoing needs, UN humanitarians said on...
Underfunded and Deadly Tuberculosis Needs its Own Bill Gates
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 07 (IPS) – Global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) are futile without dedicated investment in research into the debilitating disease that...
ROME, Jan 07 (IPS) – As the Omicron surge overwhelms the world, it is clear to people everywhere that the actions which leaders so...
Too Harmful: The March of Salt and Plastics on World Soils
MADRID, Jan 06 (IPS) – There are more under-reported consequences of human activities unmatching the rhythm of Mother Nature. Such is the case, among...
The UN is urging authorities in Lebanon to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into an attack earlier this week against peacekeepers maintaining security...
Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp
“Refugees are not and should never be a target”, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday, following reports of a deadly...
Environmental Disasters Creating More Migrants Within Countries – Podcast
KATHMANDU, Jan 05 (IPS) – In the final months of 2021 you likely saw countless media reports of migrant men, women and children getting...
Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine in 10 killings since 2006 still unresolved. Read the full story,...
UN urges restraint in Kazakhstan, with dozens reportedly killed
Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia have called for...
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‘Need for UN has never been greater,’ UN chief says, proposing slimmer $3.3 billion budget for 2027 
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