NEW JERSEY, Jan 26 (IPS) – “A lack of respect for human life from conception to natural death and a lack of respect for...
Four days after ISIL terrorists launched apparently coordinated attacks on a large prison in northeast Syria in a bid to free fighters detained there,...
Authorities in South Sudan must investigate a report of deadly intercommunal violence in Jonglei State earlier this week, the UN mission in the country,...
More than 50 million worldwide hit by urban conflict
Opening a Security Council debate on how to protect civilians caught up in urban conflict,the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday said that more than 50 million people are currently impacted by fighting inside towns and cities. Read...
Madagascar: Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides
Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding and landslides, particularly in the capital, Antananarivo, the...
January will ‘almost certainly’ shatter records for civilian casualties in Yemen
Violence in Yemen continues to escalate, raising casualties and spilling across the war-torn country’s borders, the Special Envoy for the country and the Humanitarian Coordinator warned on Tuesday. Read...
Pledge to ‘never forget’ the Holocaust, Guterres tells synagogue ceremony
People everywhere must stand firm against hate, amid rising antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. Read...
Rising caseloads, disrupted recovery, higher inflation: New IMF forecast
The global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday, in an update to their...
Bachelet deplores military coup in Burkina Faso
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet deeply deplores this week’s military takeover in Burkina Faso, her office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Read the full...
Our Global Food Systems Are Rife with Injustice: Heres How We Can Change This
Jan 25 (IPS) – The pandemic – alongside growing threats from climate change, widespread malnutrition, economic instability and geopolitical conflict – has heightened problems...
‘We are not powerless’: UN chief urges world leaders to invest in peace 
‘Nowhere is safe’: UN experts detail Ukraine war’s toll and Russia’s reach beyond its borders 
Why climate action now comes down to speed, finance and cooperation 
UN panel calls for stronger safeguards as AI agents advance