Lebanese ‘deserve the truth’ over deadly port blast: Guterres
One of the UN Secretary-General’s most prominent stops during the second day of his visit to crisis-hit Lebanon was the port of Beirut, where...
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Now is the time to explore whether a political process in Syria can meaningfully move forward in 2022, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told...
There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week, said...
Ecuador and the Pandora Papers: Death Threats and Impunity
MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 (IPS) – In a ceremony in early October, the president of Ecuador and my opponent in the presidential elections, Guillermo...
Quest for Asian Innovation & Solutions in a Networked World
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (IPS) – The UN’s 76th anniversary in 2021 arrived at a time of great upheaval and change. If the world...
Roughly 7.7 million people in Somalia will need assistance and protection in 2022, a 30 per cent rise in just one year, the UN...
Reports of “utter devastation” caused by Super Typhoon Rai have continued to come in from the Philippines, where the UN is helping respond to...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 20 (IPS) – Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are trying their best to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic by rapidly rolling...
Green Gas: Energy as a By-Product of Sugarcane in Brazil
NARANDIBA, Brazil, Dec 20 (IPS) – First came sugar. For four centuries, it was the main sugarcane product in Brazil. But since the 1970s...
I see a light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria : A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Edward Kallon, the outgoing UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, is moving on after five years in the past. In this blog, Mr....
When Medicine Becomes a Tool for Torture: The Hidden Role of Medical Personnel in Russian Captivity 
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Ukraine: Residents killed and dozens injured in attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv 
‘Need for UN has never been greater,’ UN chief says, proposing slimmer $3.3 billion budget for 2027