Nov 30 (IPS) - Despite the advances that have been made against HIV, the world has 37 million people living with HIV. And 680,000 people died from AIDS-related causes in 2020 . While the prevention of mother to child transmission, and provision of treatment as prevention, are great succe…
The early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic were “plagued by confusion, fear, isolation, and discrimination” against those infected or at high risk, the President of the UN General Assembly reminded a commemorative meeting on Tuesday marking World AIDS Day – 40 years after the first cases w…
With violence continuing daily throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process urged the Security Council on Tuesday to adopt a more coordinated approach to the region. Read the full story, “Israel-Palestine: Risk of 'deadly…
Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year - an increase of 23 per cent compared with 2020 - but the outlook for 2022 remains very uncertain, UN economists said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “World trade reaches all-time high, but 2022 outlook ‘uncertain’: UNCTA…
“Myths and misconceptions” about HIV and AIDS continue to fuel stigma and discrimination in the workplace, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Workers with HIV-AIDS continue to face stigma, discrimination: ILO”, on globalissues.org → fr…
With more people dying due to COVID-19 this year than in 2020, the UN Secretary-General argued on Tuesday that “the only way out of a global pandemic – and out of this unjust and immoral situation – is through a global vaccination plan.” Read the full story, “UN chief: Global vaccinati…
The UN refugee Agency, UNHCR, is “appalled by a series of deadly attacks” on displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the agency’s spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva. Read the full story, “Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people …
The head of the UN health agency has criticized “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the spread of the Omicron variant. Read the full story, “COVID-19: WHO’s Tedros criticizes ‘blunt’ Omicron measures”, on globalissues.org → from Global Issu…
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 30 (IPS) - The famed Rosewood forests of the Greater Mekong region in Southeast Asia produce dark, richly grained timbers zealously sought after worldwide by manufacturers of luxury furniture, flooring and musical instruments, among other products. But their high…
BRISTOL, UK, Nov 30 (IPS) - Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the increase in domestic violence rates has led the United Nations to declare a ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence. In the most brutal cases, the violence has led to murder – or ‘femicide’, as the World Health…
Ostara, the Lithuania-based company developing hybrid electric-diesel all-terrain vehicles, announced that it has completed the field test phase and is now developing remote control and autonomous solutions. As noted by the company, Krampus Mk1 technology demonstrator completed tests in e…
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (IPS) - Carbon offset markets allow the rich to emit as financial intermediaries profit. By fostering the fiction that others can be paid to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) instead, it undermines efforts to do so. Read the full story, “Profiting from the Carbo…
As of last Friday, more than 95,000 people have been officially registered as disappeared in Mexico. That includes a worrying increase in the number of women and children, a trend that has worsened during the pandemic, with migrants particularly at risk. Read the full story, “Mexico: …
Securing the funding needed for sustainable development by involving as many actors from different sectors as possible, is more urgent than ever, amid a widening “trust deficit” between the haves and the have-nots, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Monday. Read the full story, “Fi…
Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years, the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) warned on Monday in a new report. Read the full story, “World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leader…
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on all Middle East States to transform the vision of a region with no nuclear weapons, or other weapons of mass destruction, into a working reality. Read the full story, “UN chief calls for nuclear weapons-free Middle East”, on globalissues.o…
The emergence of the threatening new Omicron variant shows how important it is for the world to end the current “cycle of panic and neglect” over the COVID-19 pandemic, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. Read the full story, “Omicron COVID variant underlines…
The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN's tourism body said Monday, calling the sector's recovery "fragile" and "slow." Read the full story, “Coronavirus pandemic could cost global touris…
BLANTYRE, Malawi, Nov 29 (IPS) - Ellena Joseph, a small-scale maise farmer in Chiradzulu District in Southern Malawi, finished preparing her field early in October. Read the full story, “High Global Fertiliser Prices Overshadow Malawis Farm Subsidy Programme”, on globalissues.org → …
WASHINGTON DC, Nov 29 (IPS) - Many women in Pakistan remain financially excluded. In 2020, only 7% of the female population had a formal account. One of the reasons for this is that agent networks — the bridge between the cash economy and digital financial services — remain largely inac…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners, are scaling up aid along the border between the European Union and Belarus, amid worsening winter weather, which is leading to rising deaths due to hypothermia among asylum seekers stranded there. Read the full story, “IO…
The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, continues to pose a significant challenge to international peace and security, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Monday. Read the full story, “Violations of Palestinian rights puts t…
The Kyiv-based state design bureau LUCH has successfully tested its guided missile from M113 tracked armored personnel carrier, as part of the weapon’s demonstrations for a potential unnamed Asian customer. The demo took place on the army’s proving ground in South Asia. According to compa…
The French Navy’s newest nuclear submarine has been rolled out of its dockyard at Naval Group’s shipyard in Cherbourg. French shipbuilder Naval Group has rolled out its new Duguay-Trouin S636 nuclear-powered attack submarine in preparation for the ship’s launch. The 4,500 Duguay-Trouin S6…
The World Health Organization published on Sunday an update on the science regarding the new coronavirus variant Omicron which is causing global concern and sparking increasing flight bans on Southern African countries. Read the full story, “Still ‘not clear’ whether Omicron COVID varian…
AM General, the maker of the legendary military’s Humvee vehicle, has announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with British defense technology group QinetiQ to accelerate the development of electrification technologies for military vehicles. According to a c…
Iveco Defence Vehicles announced Thursday that it, along with the brand’s first non-European armored vehicle plant in Sete Lagoas, has delivered the 500th Guarani VBTP-MR 6×6 armoured vehicle to the Brazilian Army. “In 2013, the brand’s first non-European armored vehicle plant, located in…
Eddie Ndopu, an award-winning disability activist from South Africa, and one of 17 United Nations advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals, lives with spinal muscular atrophy, and faces many difficulty daily challenges. Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on 3…
Russian Air Force Academy cadets have developed a one-of-a-kind secret spy drone the design of which resembles an ordinary rock. Due to its disguise, this fake rock will be indispensable in trench warfare, said cadets. The fake rock is equipped with a set of sensors and a camera and can m…
Russia’s Military Industrial Company (VPK) has unveiled an improved version of its new K-17 Bumerang armored personnel carrier during Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko’s visit to the company facility. Alexey Krivoruchko on Thursday reviewed the produc…
The U.S. Navy has announced that its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone program is getting ready for its first carrier demonstration. According to a recent service news release from Naval Air Systems Command, the U.S. Navy and Boeing are completing ground tests of the MQ-25 Stingra…
The U.S. Army is currently conducting training and preparing as part of its new Arctic strategy to regain Arctic dominance by implementing improvements to increase readiness in the Arctic. The Arctic, a vital area containing many of our nation’s natural resources and key shipping channels…
Russian state media on Friday stated that Russia has begun mass production of a batch of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles. TASS also quoted the source saying that “A serial production of Zircon missiles is underway at the NPO Mashinostroyenia [originally known simply as OKB-52], although…
Russian military officials again claimed that advanced T-14 Armata main battle tanks will be delivered to the Russian Army by year’s end. “Twenty T-14 tanks based on the Armata heavy multiservice tracked platform are planned for delivery before the end of 2021,” Head of the 47th Military …
Artificial intelligence has been used in products targeting children for several years, but legislation protecting them from the potential impacts of the technology is still in its infancy. Ahead of a global forum on AI for children, UN News spoke to two UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) exper…
PARIS, Nov 26 (IPS) - The member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have agreed on a text of recommended ethics for artificial intelligence (AI) that states can apply on a “voluntary” basis. Read the full story, “UNESCO Member States …
United Nations, Nov 26 (IPS) - Meals at schools not only give each child a nutritious meal but increase enrolments, among other benefits. Read the full story, “School Meals Coalition Hopes to Provide a Meal to Every Child”, on globalissues.org → from Global Issues News Headlines htt…
One meal a day, no shelter, and no drinking water are only some of the difficult living conditions that indigenous Warao families from Venezuela are facing in remote locations across Guyana, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned. Read the full story, “UN Refugee Agency concerned abo…
The number of people in need of humanitarian food assistance across northern Ethiopia has spiked as a direct result of ongoing conflict, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. Read the full story, “9.4 million people are ‘living their worst nightmare’ in northern…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 26 (IPS) - For three weeks, the Brazilian government concealed the fact that deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest increased by nearly 22 percent last year, accentuating a trend that threatens to derail efforts to curb global warming. Read the full story, “Grow…
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Nov 26 (IPS) - While COVID 19 is keeping the world and news media in its constant grip and national politics often come to the forefront, it might be easy to forget urgent and nevertheless related matters. One is how global education has suffered and how children and yo…
A UN human rights expert welcomed India's decision to repeal three contentious farm laws that sparked a year of nationwide protests which left 600 people dead in the last year. Read the full story, “UN expert welcomes India plan to repeal farm laws that sparked deadly protests”, on …
The UN health agency has urged all countries to adopt a risk-based and scientific approach to travel bans linked to a new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa and Botswana. Read the full story, “WHO urges caution over travel bans linked to new COVID-19 variant”, on globalissues.o…
Helibras, a business unit of Airbus Helicopters, has delivered the first AH-15B naval combat helicopter to the Brazilian Navy. Stationed at the naval base in São Pedro d’Aldeia, the aircraft will boost the Brazilian Navy’s mission capabilities including anti-surface warfare and maritime …
French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation reported that Croatia has placed an order for 12 Rafale fighter aircraft to replace the Soviet-era MiG-21 Fishbed. As noted by the company, at a ceremony attended by the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and the Prime Minister …
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 (IPS) - When Fidelis Adele, the CEO of Freetown-based Solid Graphics, a printing and communications company, needed to order some printing equipment from Nigeria in September, he paid an extra $165 on top of a $10,000 bank transfer to the seller. Yet it took three …
All the nations members of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted on Thursday a historical text that defines the common values and principles needed to ensure the healthy development of AI. Read the full story, “193 countries adopt the first global agr…
One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation continues to worsen globally, the UN refugee agency, (UNHCR), said on Thursday. Read the full story, “Violence against refugee women surged in 2020, but grassroots solutions can help tackle s…
European missiles maker MBDA delivered its 1000th MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée / medium-range missile) to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces on 16 November 2021. As noted by the company, following authorization from the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French procurement ag…
ACCRA, Ghana, Nov 25 (IPS) - The Covid-19 pandemic aggravated Africa's already severe employment crisis. The solution lies in a long-term political and economic transformation. Read the full story, “How to Tackle Africas Employment Crisis”, on globalissues.org → from Global Issu…
Urgent action is needed to avoid a repeat of tragedies like this week’s drowning of at least 27 people in the English Channel, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday. Read the full story, “Drowning of 27 migrants in English Channel is worst disaster on record: IOM”, …
Since the creation of the World Wide Web, we have had access to more information than ever before. However, we are also bombarded with dangerous disinformation. The UN’s Verified campaign has launched an online course to help us decide which is which, and protect vulnerable people from po…
At just one year old, Shahpirai’s son was suffering from severe malnutrition. Yet without the means or available facilities for him to receive proper health care, his mother could only hope he would improve at home. Read the full story, “Feature: Mobile health teams save lives in Afghan…
The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) began its northbound international strait transit en route to the Black Sea, according to the official command account U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa. According to a tweet from U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Arleigh Burk…
Amid growing concerns about a potential new large-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine, the American government’s representatives in the country are warning U.S. citizens that conditions could change ‘with little or no notice’. The US Embassy in Kyiv sent the warning Wednesday morning, warni…
Canadian Government is considering deploy of its troops in Ukraine to warn off a renewed invasion threat from Russian forces. On November 24, The Globe and Mail reported that Canada is considering larger deployments to Ukraine, including deploying hundreds of additional troops to support …
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 (IPS) - In Hollywood movies, the legendary Wild West was routinely portrayed with gunslingers, lawmen and villains—resulting in the ultimate showdown between the “good guys and the bad guys”. Read the full story, “Ethiopias Civil War Fueled by Weapons from UNs Big…
Farzeen Alam, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur, was laughed off when he approached banks for a loan to start his farming business: today, Oggro Dairy is helping to lower unemployment, particularly amongst marginalized youth. Read the full story, “From the Field: Pioneer brings farming jobs to …
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Nov 24 (IPS) - Rising sea levels, extreme climate conditions such as severe storms faced by Bangladesh, one of the primary victims of anthropogenic climate change, the country is set to be the worst sufferer from climate change by 2025, far worse than any other country…
Following Israeli closures, restrictions and military operations, the West Bank has suffered two decades of arrested development and poverty, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD. Read the full story, “Arrested development and poverty…
With the dire humanitarian situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, continuing to deteriorate, it is critical to establish a regular flow of humanitarian aid into the region, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Ethiopia: Humanitarian aid needed …
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Thursday condemned Iran's execution of a young man who was a minor at the time he was charged with committing a crime. Read the full story, “Iran: Execution of juvenile offender ‘deeply alarming and shocking’”, on globalissues.org → from Glo…
With one month left until elections in Libya, it is important that the international community remains united in support of the process, UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Libya at ‘delicate and critical juncture’ ahead of landmark e…
In a virtual event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, commemorated annually on 25 November, UN Women chief Sima Bahous described gender-based violence (GBV) as “a global crisis”. Read the full story, “On International Day, UN chief says ‘violen…
We may soon reach “a tipping point” when antimicrobial resistance (AMR) becomes the leading cause of death – surpassing heart disease and other so-called lifestyle illnesses, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Antimicrobial effectivene…
COVID-19 cases have increased in the last week with 3.6 million infections reported globally, as opposed to the 3.3 million over the previous seven days, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Read the full story, “COVID-19: European infection spike confirmed, vaccine ad…
Nairobi, Nov 24 (IPS) - Kenya’s secondary schools’ administration has been in the eye of a storm since schools reopened in October 2021. Since then, students have set on fire 35 schools and counting, forcing the government to announce an unscheduled break from school – ahead of the plann…
NEW YORK / KAMPALA, Nov 24 (IPS) - There is a resurgence of anti-trans sentiment right now. It’s not only Dave Chapelle’s toxic rants in his most recent Netflix special: we see it across social, political and cultural arenas including in JK Rowling's ongoing embrace of trans exclusio…
Conflicts, humanitarian crises and increasing climate-related disasters have led to higher levels of violence against women and girls (VAWG), which has only intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing into sharp focus the urgent need to stem the scourge. Read the full story, “Fea…
MADRID, Nov 23 (IPS) - Thirty percent of women and girls suffered physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner. And more than 70 percent of all sold, bought and enslaved victims of human smuggling and trafficking are women and girls -- three out o…
LIMA, Nov 24 (IPS) - This article is part of IPS coverage of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25, which kicks off 16 days of activism on the issue around the world.Despite significant legal advances in Latin American countries to address gender-…
In Colombia to mark the fifth anniversary of the peace accord between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC-EP, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday visited a small mountainside village he described as a “laboratory of peace”, where former comb…
For the past five years, poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence have pushed, on average, some 378,000 Central Americans a year into the United States, according to a new report launched on Tuesday by the UN food relief agency. Read the full story, “Poverty and violence p…
Following “hard-earned” parliamentary elections on 10 October, Iraqis of all political stripes must exercise restraint, eschew violence and await the outcome’s final certification by the Federal Supreme Court, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. Re…
Children who have developed organ inflammation linked to COVID-19 infection should be given steroid treatment in hospital, the World Health Organization, (WHO), said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “WHO updates guidelines on COVID-related organ inflammation in children”, on globalissu…
War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world, but recovery is possible if the conflict ends now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report published on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Yemen recovery possible if war stops now: UNDP report”, on globalissues.org → …
Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks should further unpredictable events reduce incomes by one-third, the UN food agency said, launching a new report on Tuesday.…
Nov 23 (IPS) - From its devastating economic impact and the migrant crisis to the startling death toll, the COVID-19 pandemic in India unfurled one crisis after the other. The glaring gaps in our system, which had always been there, became even more prominent during the pandemic. There i…
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 23 (IPS) - When Bonolo Montle’s neighbours discarded bucketsful of fallen ripe morula fruit from their backyard, she saw food and fortune going to waste. Read the full story, “From Fruit Waste to Gourmet Grub”, on globalissues.org → from Global Issues News He…
PORTLAND, USA, Nov 23 (IPS) - With world population approaching 8 billion humans, the demographic growth of nations is unfortunately largely ignored by governments whenever climate change is considered. Read the full story, “Climate Change with 8 Billion Humans”, on globalissues.org →…
F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets of the Portuguese Air Force intercepted Russian military aircraft, including Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear bomber during an Air Policing mission. The Portuguese Air Force regularly participates in NATO Air Policing missions to safeguard the airspace of other Allie…
Raytheon, one of the world’s largest defense contractors, has confirmed that it begin integrating and formally testing its GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. According to a recent company news release, the first-ever StormBreaker munition drop test from an…
The United States is considering providing Ukraine with more weapons, including Mil Mi-17 helicopters previously belonged to the Afghan Air Force, CNN reported Monday. On November 22, CNN reported that the Biden administration is weighing sending military advisers and new equipment to Ukr…
HAMILTON, Canada, Nov 23 (IPS) - The overuse and misuse of antimicrobial medicines and chemicals has become the main driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and drug-resistant infections that threaten human health and the global economy. Read the full story, “Protecting Environmental W…
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 (IPS) - The planet is already 1.1°C warmer than in pre-industrial times. July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded in 142 years. Despite the pandemic slowdown, 2020 was the hottest year so far, ending the warmest decade (2011-2020) ever. Betrayal in…
Beginning on 7 December, ministers from around the world will discuss the technology and medical capacity building of UN Peacekeeping, UN officials said at a press conference on Monday. Read the full story, “UN will use technology and medical capacity to improve peacekeeping”, on globa…
Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response said on Monday. Read the full story, “Current system will not protect us from the next pandemic, ‘which co…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated factors that fuel human trafficking such as poverty, unemployment and gender-based violence, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Monday, urging countries to boost efforts to prevent and respond to this “vile crime”. Read the full story,…
Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) told the Security Council on Monday during a ministerial debate. Read the full story, “Arms trafficking, a ‘defining factor’ in undermining…
UN-appointed independent human rights experts urged the Chinese authorities on Monday to release on humanitarian grounds, imprisoned citizen journalist and human rights defender, Zhang Zhan. Read the full story, “Immediately release sick Chinese journalist, rights experts urge”, on glo…
KINGSTON, Nov 22 (IPS) - When face-to-face Cabinet meetings resumed in Jamaica following more than a year of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, Ministers lined up to have their immunisation cards inspected. Read the full story, “Corporate Fear Drives Caribbean Vaccine COVID-19 Mandates”,…
SINGAPORE, Nov 22 (IPS) - It has been said that when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. The summit of the leaders of world’s two strongest powers, the United States and China, came face to face at long last. Albeit virtually. Still, this was undoubtedly the “mother of summits” …
Of the many agreements and initiatives announced at the 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the UN Climate Communications Lead at the Department of Global Communications narrowed down the three that she deemed most impactful. Read the full story, “Interview: The most impactf…
The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces have taken delivery of modern counter-sniper systems, according to Militarnyi. Citing a report from the Ukrainian-based Archer company, the Militarnyi reported that Special Operations Forces has received two SYCH M30 counter-sniper systems with cool…
The newest Russian Armata T-14 main battle tank will enter mass production later than expected, multiple sources have told Defence Blog. The industry sources said that the delivery of new Armata tanks in serial configuration could be delayed until 2024 due to technological hurdles. “Durin…
The U.S. Navy showing off its new non-crewed surface vehicle or robo-boat during the visit of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. 21. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin met with Sailors from USS Sentry (MCM 3) and USS Gladiator (MCM 11) at Na…
WASHINGTON DC/SAN DIEGO, Nov 22 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects across the globe, but the data and evidence show that women have borne the brunt of the crisis. While inequalities in health, economic power, and other areas existed long before the pandemic began, t…
The U.S. Air Force implemented a virtual reality training system called Street Smarts Virtual Reality ( SSVR system) to train its defenders, according to a recent service news release. The Public Affairs press release said that defenders with 75th Security Forces Squadron here recently im…
The U.S. Air Force has announced that two hundred Dyess Airmen returned home on Nov. 18 from a six-week Bomber Task Force mission in Europe. The mission first arrived Oct. 6, 2021, in Fairford, England, and for the past six weeks, the units have supported multiple agile combat employment …
BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, announced that the company was awarded multiple development contracts from the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance quantum technology and revolutionize radio frequency (RF) sensing by breaking constraints to a…
The number of musk deer in Mongolia has plummeted by some 83 per cent since the 1970s, landing them on the country’s red list of critically endangered species. A UN-supported biodiversity initiative is helping to stop the deer from disappearing altogether. Read the full story, “From the …
The children of families who were affected by the massive earthquake which devastated large parts of south-west Haiti in August this year are receiving free hot meals at school as part of an initiative by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) to support the recovery of the country’s most vu…
Nadya Zafira, an international relations student at Indonesia’s Gadjah Mada University, won a writing competition for her letter to UN chief António Guterres, in which she addressed the inequalities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how indigenous communities and youth are marginali…
Despite COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided with gender-based violence services through a joint UN and European Union (EU) programme working to stamp out what is arguably one of the most prevalent human rights violations. Read the full story, …
With about 2.3 million people already suffering with serious water, food and pasture shortages in Somalia, a rapidly worsening drought could lead to an “extreme situation” by April next year. Read the full story, “Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia”, on globalissu…
“Catastrophic and famine-like conditions” hang over Afghanistan’s farmers and herders, whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter, UN humanitarians said on Friday. Read the full story, “Afghanistan’s farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash”, on globalissues.org …
MADRID, Nov 19 (IPS) - Kailash Satyarthi,? an Indian social reformer and co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yousafzai, spoke in a recent international forum about the devastating impacts of child labour. Read the full story, “‘The Brutal Death of a Child’s Dre…
