Multilateral Peace Operations in 2020: Developments & Trends
STOCKHOLM / THE HAGUE, Aug 04 (IPS) – The writer is a Researcher with the Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme at the Stockholm...
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Beirut’s youth rebuild the Lebanese capital, brick by brick
Young people in Beirut, which was devastated by an explosion in a warehouse at the city’s port on 4 August 2020, have been pitching...
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate restrictions on government spending throughout the world, the UN chief on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a $650 billion...
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday called for an immediate end to fighting in urban areas, as the Taliban continues a...
Although laws in Iraq criminalize torture and set out procedural safeguards to prevent it, a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and UN Assistance...
Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Iraqi authorities to swiftly implement a new law to assist Yazidi survivors of ISIL atrocities, the UN said...
More than 700 healthcare workers and patients have died, and more than 2,000 have been injured in attacks on health facilities since December 2017,...
A year after the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a staggering 98 per cent of families are still in need, according to a...
Suburban Living the Worst for Carbon Emissions New Research
TOKYO, Aug 03 (IPS) – The writer is Research Associate at United Nations UniversityWork, education, entertainment, or simply better connectivity all draw people to...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 03 (IPS) – Hopes for an inclusive global economic recovery are fast fading. As rich countries have done little...
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections 
Colombia peace deal must endure as insecurity grows, Security Council hears 
General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration, but not by consensus 
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