Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines should be considered “global public goods”, the UN chief told journalists on Friday, covering the G7 Summit of leading industrialized nations...
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Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal city of Palma, located in Cabo Delgado province, UN agencies...
Global Leaders to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed: Stop the Atrocities in Tigray
DILI, Jun 11 (IPS) – Seven highly respected leaders in conflict resolution have issued a call for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to take...
UN rights chief urges accountability for escalating ‘catastrophe’ in Myanmar
Escalating violence across Myanmar including attacks on civilians must be halted to prevent even greater loss of life and a deepening humanitarian emergency, UN rights...
Why Mixed Messages Could Turn Boris Johnsons Glasgow Climate Summit Dream into a Nightmare
NEW YORK, Jun 11 (IPS) – How are preparations for the Glasgow Climate Summit in November proceeding? Currently, we are more than halfway through...
UN Scientists: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss. Two Parts. One Problem.
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (IPS) – Earth is in the throes of multiple environmental crises, with climate change and the loss of biodiversity the...
To Improve Global Health Security, We Must Not Abandon Tackling Existing Epidemics
HOVE, United Kingdom, Jun 11 (IPS) – As world leaders come together in the UK for the G7, the global response to COVID-19 and...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 11 (IPS) – The international community commemorates World Day Against Child Labour on June 12Among the many daunting issues leaders of...
Preventing Hunger While Building Peace
BOSTON / NEW YORK, Jun 11 (IPS) – Agroecology can fight malnutrition, curb conflict AND build community self reliance and resilience–in hunger hotspots and...
New research co-authored by the UN Global Compact revealed on Thursday that none of the G7 leading industrial nations’ main stock indices are aligned...
Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-General 
Security Council LIVE: Civilian suffering grows in Russia-Ukraine war 
Two UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush 
The Plastics Treaty Process Needs Greatly Improved Observer Participation at this Critical Point in the Negotiations and Beyond