Over Two Decades of Impunity for Environmental and Health Disaster in Peruvian Village
LIMA, Jun 03 (IPS) – “We are not asking for money, but for our health, for a dignified life,” is the cry of the...
UN System, Too Complex & Fragmented, is in Urgent Need of Reform
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 03 (IPS) – Few deny the huge role the United Nation plays in global multilateral system especially in the area of...
Interview: ‘Any way you look at it, wars are evil’, UN Ukraine Crisis chief
Amin Awad was appointed the UN Crisis Coordinator in Ukraine by Secretary-General António Guterres in February, following the Russian attack on the country. Marking...
A UN report issued on Thursday, describes “limited progress” towards justice for human rights violations and abuses committed against dissenters exercising their right to...
A truce between the Government in Yemen and Houthi rebels has been renewed for an additional two months, UN Special Envoy for the country...
Africa: Dramatic drop forecast in COVID deaths, but no time to ‘sit back and relax’
COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Strengthening accountability and justice for serious violations of international law, including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, was the focus of debate in...
Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises on the environment – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 02 (IPS) – The following article is part of a series to commemorate World Environment Day June 5 The writer...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 02 (IPS) – It is increasingly clear that human health and wellbeing are being threatened everywhere because of global warming...
UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response 
West Bank: UN rights report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps 
UN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small 
Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO