The UN and its humanitarian partners are stepping up efforts to assist more than 150,000 people who have been impacted by fighting across the...
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The UN chief on Monday issued a statement expressing deep sadness at the death of 15 people, including 11 children, at a school in...
The Security Council must act urgently to support Haiti as the gang, economic, and fuel supply crises there “intersect in altogether new and frightening...
UN chief calls for an end to ‘nuclear blackmail’ and risk of ‘humanitarian Armageddon’
In an era of “nuclear blackmail”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged countries to step back from the threat of potential global catastrophe...
Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR)...
South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts
Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned. Read the full story, “South Sudan violence...
ILO welcomes first global agreement on professional footballers’ rights
The UN’s labour agency welcomed on Monday, the first ever global agreement on working conditions and rights of professional football players in both the...
Of the Mexican Joke and the Nuclear Top Guns
MADRID, Sep 26 (IPS) – A Mexican joke goes: “I kill people for money. But you are my best friend, so I will kill...
Global Peace Education Day can Play a Pivotal Role in Transforming Education
NEW YORK, Sep 26 (IPS) – Just a week ago, the international community commemorated the adoption of the United Nations Declaration and Programme of...
Sindhs Faulty Drain Cannot Cope With Climate-Induced Deluge
Karachi, Sep 25 (IPS) – Last week, for at least six days, hundreds of flood-affected villagers from around the outskirts of Pangrio, a sleepy...
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