Yemen: Marking ‘significant milestone’, UN says stricken tanker salvage operation can begin
The salvage of the ageing supertanker FSO Safer, off the Yemeni coast, can now begin, the UN said on Wednesday, after it announced that...
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Myanmar spiralling ‘from bad to worse, to horrific’, Human Rights Council hears
Since the Myanmar military launched its “disastrous” coup last year, UN-appointed independent human rights expert Tom Andrews said on Wednesday that conditions have worsened, “by...
DR Congo President denounces ‘aggression’ by Rwanda, calls on UN to support African-led mediation
The major challenges facing humanity “complex and interlocking,” Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said on Tuesday...
The current session of the UN General Assembly provides a “solemn opportunity” to consider common challenges that are of serious concern to the future...
Famine looms in Somalia, but many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble
The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise steeply in coming weeks, the UN...
From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said...
Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance
Sep 21 (IPS) – Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most...
Towards a More Secure Future Through Effective Multilateralism
STOCKHOLM, Sep 21 (IPS) – As world leaders gather in New York for the opening of the 77th session of the United Nations General...
Guatemalans Fight Extractive Industries
ASUNCIÓN MITA, Guatemala, Sep 21 (IPS) – The majority of the Guatemalan population continues to oppose mining and other extractive projects, in the midst...
Influential young changemakers recognized by UN
On Wednesday, the UN announced the 2022 cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals, recognizing their efforts to bring about a fairer...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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