UN underscores support for Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes
The top UN official in Lebanon on Thursday called for restraint following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut, surrounding an investigation into the August 2020 blasts in the port area. Read the full story,...
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Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’
A comprehensive negotiated political settlement is needed to end the violence in Yemen “once and for all”, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the...
Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world – have increased for the first time in a decade, as...
Step up, urges WHO as figures reveal 1 in 4 adults don’t exercise enough
Up to five million premature deaths a year could be prevented if the global population was more active, but many people live in areas with little or no access to spaces where they...
How Land Management Can Restore Hope to Women in Rural Kenya
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 14 (IPS) – Jenifer Kamba, 33, has always loved farming – a love passed on to her by her late husband...
An ambitious project to raise awareness about rising insecurity and mass displacement in the Sahel has resulted in an original musical score from Mali...
VIENNA, Oct 14 (IPS) – Will the World Bank walk away with $100 Billion IDA20 replenishment without “Walking the Talk” on disability? The World...
Cubas Power Crisis Drives Home Need to Accelerate Energy Transition
HAVANA, Oct 14 (IPS) – With aging infrastructure and problems with fuel supplies, Cuba is facing a crisis in its electric power generation system,...
NEW YORK, Oct 14 (IPS) – “Now is the time for a stronger, more networked and inclusive multilateral system anchored in the United Nations,”...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Read the full story, “WHO establishes new scientific...
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