Only a political solution will end the “senseless and costly cycles of violence” between Israelis and Palestinians, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and 500 million jobs, while wiping trillions of dollars from...
Up to 400,000 could be displaced by new Goma eruption in DR Congo, warns UNICEF
With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s...
COVID-19 Widens Learning Gap For Girls In Rural Ghana
ACCRA, May 27 (IPS) – Seventeen-year-old Muniratu Adams, a form two student of the Jeyiri D/A Junior High School at Funsi in the Wa...
UN salutes ‘dedication and bravery’ of peacekeepers; recognizes contributions of youth toward peace
With a focus for this year’s International Day of UN Peacekeepers on youth, peace and security, the UN chief told a commemorative ceremony on...
Youth Demand Action on Nature, Following IUCNs First-Ever Global Youth Summit
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 2021 (IPS) – Following almost two weeks of talks on issues such as climate change, innovation, marine conservation and social...
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Thursday for a “genuine and inclusive peace process” to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine and a repeat of...
The Issue is Exploitation, not Migration
MUMBAI, May 27 (IPS) – “There’s no other option but to return,” said Chitrasen in January 2021, when asked if he would migrate back...
Why Stakeholder Coalitions Could Be Key to the Glasgow Climate Summits Success
NEW YORK, May 27 (IPS) – The past few weeks brought a burst of optimism on the climate front. It began on April 18...
Odds are increasing that the annual average global temperature will rise beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in at least one of the next five...
The Plastics Treaty Process Needs Greatly Improved Observer Participation at this Critical Point in the Negotiations and Beyond 
Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children 
Security Council LIVE: War, hunger, flooding escalates in Sudan 
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