No pathway to reach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C goal without the G20: UN chief
“The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Agreement from all G20 nations”, António Guterres...
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Farmers the ‘lifeblood of our food systems’, deputy UN chief highlights, ahead of key summit
Farmers, especially women and indigenous people, work tirelessly to put food on our tables. UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed met on Saturday women...
‘Lack of global solidarity’, slow vaccination rates put Indonesia in COVID glare
A “lack of global solidarity” including the hoarding of vaccines by richer nations as well as slow vaccination rate has contributed to Indonesia becoming...
The Security Council said in a statement released on Friday that settling any part of the abandoned Cypriot suburb of Varosha, “by people other than its inhabitants, is “inadmissible”. Read...
Rising violent attacks by jihadist groups in Burkina Faso are forcing record-breaking numbers of people to flee both inside the country and across international...
The role of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in promoting development has become “even more critical” as a way of guiding and informing the COVID-19 pandemic response worldwide, Collen Vixen Kelapile said on Friday, speaking for the first...
The public water system in Lebanon is “on life support” and could collapse at any moment, putting 71 per cent of the population, or...
Violence Casts Shadow Over South Africas Post-Apartheid Democratic Gains
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Jul 23 (IPS) – Twenty-seven years after South Africa’s first democratic elections, the country finds itself reflecting on the catalysts of...
Europe’s Catastrophic Flooding Was Forecast Well in Advance – What Went So Wrong?
Jul 22 (IPS) – Almost 200 people dead and many others still missing. Billions of euros’ worth of damage. Communities devastated. Thousands of homes...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jul 23 (IPS) – Following the Supreme Court’s decision to reinstall the House of Representatives and appoint– after a prolonged and nasty...
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 
Lebanon: After 48 years patrolling the Blue Line, UN peacekeepers prepare exit 
Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious? 
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026