Ukraine: ‘We need peace now’ declares Guterres, warning of global hunger meltdown
Ukraine is being “decimated before the eyes of the world” with Russia’s military offensive against civilians “reaching terrifying proportions”, said the UN chief on...
Ukraine health facilities ‘stretched to breaking point’, warns WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday that it is working “day and night” to keep medical supply chains open and preserve the...
Ukraine war ‘most severe’ test ever for European security body
The war in Ukraine is the most severe test the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has faced since its creation in...
UN rights chief decries mass execution of 81 people in Saudi Arabia
The UN human rights chief has condemned the beheading of 81 people by Saudi Arabia during the course of a single day, charged with...
How COVID Has Affected the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mar 14 (IPS) – Neglected tropical diseases is an umbrella term used to describe a group of 20 infectious diseases. These diseases affect over...
‘A Growing Number of Billionaires Is a Sign of Failure’
Mar 14 (IPS) – It is no secret that economic inequality has risen exponentially in the last few decades, both in India and globally....
Yemen facing ‘outright catastrophe’ over rising hunger, warn UN humanitarians
Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe”, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from...
UN Re-Surfaces After Long Pandemic Lay-off
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) – After several on-again and off-again pandemic lockdowns, the United Nations is planning to return to normal beginning this...
The Future of Food: Jellyfish, Farmed Insects, 3D Printed Meat?
ROME, Mar 14 (IPS) – Between the devastating effects of climate change and the fast advancing new technologies, it seems now evident that the...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 (IPS) – The writer is an international communications coordinator at Greenpeace AfricaAs Russia’s attack began rattling Kyiv with multiple missile...
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