‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war — Global Issues

‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Presenting her latest annual report, Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, appealed for “bold and resolute action” to protect boys and girls at risk of death, recruitment, rape and other horrors. The report covers 26 situations in five regions worldwide, representing another high. Countries include…

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine — Global Issues

Recognising Human Rights Defenders as Remarkable Agents of Positive Change — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Olive Moore (dublin, ireland) Wednesday, July 05, 2023 Inter Press Service DUBLIN, Ireland, Jul 05 (IPS) – In recent years, the global landscape for human rights defenders (HRDs) has become more difficult and complex, with both new and heightened challenges. With hundreds of defenders killed every year, the scale…

Quest for Safe Water in One of Indias Most Isolated Villages — Global Issues

Quest for Safe Water in One of Indias Most Isolated Villages — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Simita Devi, whose daughter spent days in hospital recently suffering from typhoid caused by contaminated water, collects clean water brought to the surface by a solar pump. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (champad, india) Tuesday, July 04, 2023 Inter Press Service Champad, India, Jul 04 (IPS) – Simita…

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine — Global Issues

Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

People around the world should be able to play a more significant role in decision and policy-making processes that impact them and their communities in order to uphold democracy; that’s according to participants in a discussion at the UN focusing on strengthening democratic governance. In recent years, the UN has…

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine — Global Issues

UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

In a statement from his spokesperson on Monday, Mr. Guterres affirmed that all military operations must be conducted with full respect for international humanitarian law. The incursion follows another operation in the camp on 19 June, which left four Palestinians killed and 91 others injured. Rising death toll The UN’s…

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine — Global Issues

Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

António Guterres was addressing the Council of The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the world’s largest regional security body in terms of landmass and population which currently includes China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and new member Iran. The UN has had a cooperation agreement with the Asia-focused SCO…

Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’ — Global Issues

Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Since then, as international funding has stalled amid skepticism about the Taliban’s return, the UN has been acting as the world’s “eyes and ears” in Afghanistan. After shifting mainly to humanitarian work, UN agencies and partners are finding ways to help the long-suffering population meet basic needs and preserve hard-won…