Hundreds of boys and girls have been killed or injured over the past two years amid the deteriorating political and security situation in Afghanistan, according to...
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FROM THE FIELD: Human ‘damage’ on the front-line of the climate crisis
The damage to people and livelihoods caused by climate change is happening at a scale that “people on the front lines cannot manage”, according...
As Haiti struggles to recover from the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit over the weekend, killing some 1,300 people, the UN is warning that...
Palestine refugees face ‘dire’ humanitarian conditions amid ongoing clashes in southern Syria: UNRWA
Palestine refugees face ‘dire’ humanitarian conditions amid ongoing clashes in southern Syria: UNRWA
Some 30,000 Palestine refugees registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in south Syria...
Solar Energy Revitalises Indigenous and Farming Communities in Chile
SANTIAGO, Aug 16 (IPS) – Communities in Arica y Parinacota, the region in the extreme north of Chile, are using solar energy and are...
Indigenous Peoples Need Recognition, Reciprocity & a New Social Contract
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 (IPS) – The coronavirus pandemic has invited the world to reflect on relationships – between people within and across countries...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 (IPS) – As New York city struggles to cope with the widespread outbreak of the deadly new coronavirus Delta variant...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Aug 16 (IPS) – I am in the Swedish countryside, lush and beautiful in its late summer attire, having a conversation...
Afghanistan: Guterres urges restraint as Taliban reach Kabul; UN Security Council set to meet Monday
Afghanistan: Guterres urges restraint as Taliban reach Kabul; UN Security Council set to meet Monday
As the crisis in Afghanistan deepens by the hour, with reports that insurgent forces reached the country’s capital, Kabul, earlier on Sunday, UN Secretary-General...
FROM THE FIELD: The pollution challenge facing the ‘Dragon’s Jewels’ of Viet Nam
A community-led project to manage some 28,000 tonnes of plastic waste and prevent 5,000 tonnes from ending up in the ocean is being supported...
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