The Security Council welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal government and the federal member states leaders on the implementation of...
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A renewed focus on boosting the production of millets and highlighting their benefits, is critical to reducing over-reliance on more commonly grown crops, boosting diverse diets, and food security. That’s especially true during...
No ‘manels’, more gender equality in Indonesia: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
Panel discussions exclusively made up of men, or ‘manels’ need to stop, says Valerie Julliand, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Indonesia. Ms. Julliand...
Dramatically increasing global manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments, and ensuring equitable access, is the fastest way to end the pandemic, the Director-General...
UN humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing dire food insecurity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after months of conflict. Read...
The Kenyan Peacekeeper Championing the Ideals of the Women, Peace and Security
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) – Major Steplyne Buyaki Nyaboga of Kenya singles out the establishment of gender-responsive military patrols in farming communities in...
UN chief underlines need to step up COVID-19 vaccine production, equitable distribution
The world is far from achieving equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, a tragedy that must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Thousands in Goma evacuated amid fears of further volcanic eruption
The threat of new volcanic eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have triggered thousands of residents to flee from...
Illegal Clearing by Agribusiness ‘Driving Rainforest Destruction’
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 28 (IPS) – Deforestation in Latin America and the Caribbean accounts for 44 per cent of the global loss of tropical...
Independent UN human rights experts called on Friday for a European body of intergovernmental experts to stop legislation supporting coercive mental health measures. Read...
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