Two decades after the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and Islamic State – also known as Da’esh – continue...
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Ethiopia: UN chief gravely concerned over ‘unspeakable violence’ in Tigray
Speaking outside the Security Council chamber on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres told journalists that he is gravely concerned about the situation in Ethiopia,...
NDC Partnership: Supporting a Global Network of Youth Climate Advocates
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (IPS) – Just over six months after launching its Youth Engagement Plan, the NDC Partnership, the coalition assisting governments with...
Building Water Resilience Needs a Holistic Approach
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, Aug 19 (IPS) – Even as COVID-19 ravages communities across the continent, climate change is widening the gap between those who...
As the global aid community marked World Humanitarian Day on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres paid tribute to all those who help people in need and urged support for the day’s #TheHumanRace campaign, which aims to protect the most...
The global initiative to save the planet’s biodiversity on land and water must not be allowed to threaten the world’s most vulnerable people, a...
Community-Based Solutions Alleviate Water Shortages in Central America – In Pictures
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 19 (IPS) – Access to water is a constant struggle in Central America, a region with more than 60 million people,...
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (IPS) – The writer is Features Editor, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Steven Butler describes it as “mass panic.” As...
UN launches strategy for digital transformation of peacekeeping
The Organization and its 12 peacekeeping missions around the world must fully embrace new technology in the face of ever-changing challenges, the UN chief...
COVID-19: Funding plea to combat Delta variant, call to suspend booster roll-out
During Wednesday’s World Health Organization briefing on COVID-19, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for funding to fight the spread of the deadly Delta...
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