Issues
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Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’ — Global Issues
“The UN WFP has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur; the first WFP assistance to…
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‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears — Global Issues
Briefing the Council on the current situation on the ground, Ramesh Rajasingham, coordination director with UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA,…
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Security Council condemns DR Congo attacks, cholera testing breakthrough, ‘my health, my right’ campaign — Global Issues
In a statement following a briefing last week by Bintou Keita, the head of the UN mission, MONUSCO, ambassadors condemned…
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Has the World Progressed or Regressed, 30 Years After a Landmark Population Conference? — Global Issues
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, April 05, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 05 (IPS) – As the world…
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Civil Registration is Shaping Worlds Largest Election Year With 76 Nations Going to the Polls — Global Issues
Opinion by Chloe Harvey – Tanja Sejersen – Risa Arai – Anne-Sofie Gehar (bangkok, thailand) Friday, April 05, 2024 Inter Press…
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No Turning a Blind Eye to Protection Dominican Republic’s Natural Resources, Says Environment Minister — Global Issues
The island state of the Dominican Republic is extremely vulnerable to hurricanes, tropical storms, and floods. Furthermore, it is currently…
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Can Preserving Goas Khazans Address Climate Threats? — Global Issues
Elsa Fernandes noting the struggles of maintaining the saltpans in the Khazans in Batim Village in Tiswadi taluka of Goa.…
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Gangs have ‘more firepower than the police’ — Global Issues
The consequences have plunged the Caribbean nation into an ongoing political and humanitarian crisis. Currently, there are “unprecedented levels of…
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Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports ‘dire’ conditions — Global Issues
“The situation in Gaza is disastrous,” World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “Once again, WHO demands a…
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