Youth must be included in disarmament and non-proliferation
With 40 per cent of the global population under 25, the international community has a special responsibility to ensure young people can share their...
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Young people are on the “frontlines of the struggle to build a better future”, the UN chief said on Thursday, International Youth Day. Read...
A group of UN-appointed experts on Thursday called for a moratorium on the sale of surveillance technology, warning against the danger of allowing the...
Top UN envoy points to fresh hope for democratic Somalia
Political strides are breathing new hope into the country’s fragile State-building process, driven by an electoral agreement signed by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble,...
Afghanistan: UN chief following escalation in fighting ‘with deep concern’
With Taliban fighters continuing to gain ground in Afghanistan, the UN Secretary-General is following events “with deep concern” said the UN Spokesperson on Thursday,...
Proud of Being Able to Speak the Truth: Journalist Nidhi Razdan on her Cyber Attack
NEW DELHI, India, Aug 12 (IPS) – Sania Farooqui is a journalist and filmmaker based out of New Delhi.Earlier in January, Indian journalist Nidhi...
UN weather agency seeks to confirm 48.8°C ‘record’ heat spike in Sicily
UN weather experts said on Thursday that they’re “actively looking” into a possible record temperature for Continental Europe of 48.8 Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) near...
World Bank Looks to Trains in Argentina’s Climate Battle
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 12 (IPS) – Argentina will receive a 347 million dollar loan from the World Bank to upgrade one of the most...
Will World Leaders Risk a UN Visit Amid a Surge in the Deadly Virus?
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) – The annual high-level debate during the upcoming 76th General Assembly sessions beginning September 21 —which traditionally attracted over...
First Person: From a life of violence to a culture of peace
A young peace campaigner from Cameroon who turned his back on the violence prevalent in his hometown and became a youth civil society activist,...
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