‘Hot conflict’ pushes 12 million Syrians into food insecurity

As the Syrian war has driven poverty and hunger to levels higher than at any previous point, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Friday that he would continue to focus on engaging the parties to bring an end to the protracted conflict.  Read the full story, “‘Hot conflict’ pushes 12 million Syrians […]

 

South Sudan: UN Mission to step up patrols following rising violence in Unity state

Perpetrators responsible for recent escalating violence in Unity state, South Sudan, must be held accountable, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, said in a statement on Friday.  Read the full story, “South Sudan: UN Mission to step up patrols following rising violence in Unity state”, on globalissues.org →

 

Sri Lanka: UN rights chief welcomes reform but concerns remain

Sri Lanka has taken steps towards legal, institutional and security sector reforms, but more action is still needed, according to a report issued on Friday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which examines developments over the past year.  Read the full story, “Sri Lanka: UN rights chief welcomes reform but concerns remain”, on globalissues.org […]

 

Ukraine crisis: Terrified families seek shelter underground in capital

Amid reported deadly missile attacks from Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev and other cities, terrified families have been forced to seek shelter underground, the UN said on Friday, adding that at least 100,000 people have likely been displaced by the violence.  Read the full story, “Ukraine crisis: Terrified families seek shelter underground in capital”, […]

 

Worlds Custodian of Peace Remains Glaringly Irrelevant

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – As a new political twist to an old saying goes: the dogs bark but the military caravan moves on. Despite ominous warnings from an overwhelming majority of member states both in the General Assembly and the Security Council— against a military attack on Ukraine —Russian President Vladimir Putin stood […]

 

 

Firm, Unified Response Needed to Russias Aggression

LONDON, Feb 25 (IPS) – It is now clear diplomacy matters little to Vladimir Putin. Despite the efforts of a string of presidents and prime ministers to prevent conflict, on 24 February, Putin started the war he’d been itching for. Read the full story, “Firm, Unified Response Needed to Russias Aggression”, on globalissues.org →

 

Women building a sustainable future: the Kenyan engineer fighting for equality

Norah Magero, a Mechanical Engineer and Renewable Energy Expert from Kenya, is helping communities adapt to the changing climate, in the face of gender discrimination. Read the full story, “Women building a sustainable future: the Kenyan engineer fighting for equality”, on globalissues.org →

 

France violated rights of French children detained in Syrian camps

France has violated the rights of French children detained for years in camps in northeast Syria by failing to repatriate them, the UN Child Rights Committee said in findings issued on Thursday.  Read the full story, “France violated rights of French children detained in Syrian camps”, on globalissues.org →

 

Pandemic Hit Domestic Workers Especially Hard in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 24 (IPS) – “Woman, poor, black and illiterate” – most domestic workers suffer quadruple discrimination in Brazil, which made them more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, says one of their leaders, Gloria Rejane Santos. Read the full story, “Pandemic Hit Domestic Workers Especially Hard in Brazil”, on globalissues.org →

 

UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan

The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since nationwide campaigns resumed last November.  Read the full story, “UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan”, on globalissues.org →

 

 

 

As Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis, Russia announces start of ‘special military operation’

“President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine, give peace a chance,” Secretary-General António Guterres urged Wednesday evening at the start of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, the body’s second late night session this week. Read the full story, “As Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis, Russia announces start of ‘special military […]

 

Israel-Palestine: No substitute for legitimate political process, UN envoy tells Security Council

The destabilizing deterioration of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory continues in the absence of political solutions that would “reset the trajectory”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process said on Wednesday.  Read the full story, “Israel-Palestine: No substitute for legitimate political process, UN envoy tells Security Council”, on globalissues.org →

 

Tension over Migration Awaits New President and New Constitution in Chile

SANTIAGO, Feb 23 (IPS) – The failure of Chile’s immigration policy, with its toll of deaths, xenophobic sentiments but also shows of solidarity, will be a pressing matter for the incoming administration of Gabriel Boric, who takes office on Mar. 11, and for the drafters of the new constitution, who will include the issue in […]

 

Sugarcane Gas Opens New Horizons for Energy Agriculture – Video

NARANDIBA, Brazil, Feb 23 (IPS) – Nothing is wasted from sugarcane, one can conclude from the biomethane production process at the Cocal plant, a Brazilian company that produces sugar, ethanol, electricity and other by-products from sugarcane agro-industrial waste. Read the full story, “Sugarcane Gas Opens New Horizons for Energy Agriculture – Video”, on globalissues.org →

 

Guterres strongly condemns arrest of UN personnel in Central African Republic

Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the release of four members of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) who were arrested in the capital, Bangui, earlier this week, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.  Read the full story, “Guterres strongly condemns arrest of UN personnel in Central African Republic”, on globalissues.org →

 

Caring for The Old

PORTLAND, USA, Feb 23 (IPS) – With the unprecedented ageing of populations worldwide, countries are struggling with the critical questions of who should be responsible for caring for the old and what should be the extent of care provided to women and men in old age. Read the full story, “Caring for The Old”, on […]

 

UN-backed report warns of rising wildfire threat

Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due to the climate crisis and changes in land use, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, a non-profit environmental communications centre based in Norway.  Read the full story, “UN-backed report warns […]

 

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