Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped — Global Issues

Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped — Global Issues

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in the country, Grant Leaity, issued the alert on Tuesday, revealing that youngsters in eastern DRC face daily atrocities, including rape, abduction and recruitment by armed groups. “I visited a centre in Beni and North Kivu for children released from armed groups where I met…

Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped — Global Issues

more than 7 million refugee children out of school — Global Issues

“With the displaced population rising every year, there is a significant and increasing proportion of the world’s children who are missing out on their education,” said Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday that by the end of 2022, the total number…

Twenty Years on from the UN Bombing in Baghdad, What’s Changed? — Global Issues

Twenty Years on from the UN Bombing in Baghdad, What’s Changed? — Global Issues

A partial view of the exterior of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, that was destroyed by a truck bomb on August 19, 2003. Credit: UN Photo/Timothy Sopp Opinion by Khaled Mansour (new york) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 08 (IPS) – Twenty years ago this…

Safe, Regular & Orderly Migration for Inclusion and Sustainability — Global Issues

Safe, Regular & Orderly Migration for Inclusion and Sustainability — Global Issues

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2020). International Migrant Stock 2020. Opinion by Vanessa Steinmayer, Simon Graham (bangkok, thailand) Friday, September 08, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 08 (IPS) – In Asia and the Pacific, migration is again on the rise. In 2020, almost 109…

From a Nuclear Test Site to Leader in Disarmament — Global Issues

From a Nuclear Test Site to Leader in Disarmament — Global Issues

Karipbek Kuyukov is an armless painter from Kazakhstan, and global anti–nuclear weapon testing & nonproliferation activist. Credit: Jibek Joly TV Channel Opinion by Katsuhiro Asagiri, Kunsaya Kurmet-Rakhimova (astana, kazakhstan) Thursday, September 07, 2023 Inter Press Service ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Sep 07 (IPS) – Exactly 32 years ago, on September 29, 1991, Kazakhstan,…

Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped — Global Issues

The UNs Own Relevance Is at Stake at This Years General Assembly — Global Issues

Opinion by Mandeep S.Tiwana (new york) Thursday, September 07, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 07 (IPS) – This September, world leaders and public policy advocates from around the world will descend on New York for the UN General Assembly. Alongside conversations on peace and security, global development and climate…

India Can Beat the Heat with Inclusive Fintech — Global Issues

India Can Beat the Heat with Inclusive Fintech — Global Issues

Rosina Das used a loan from Accion’s partner Annapurna Finance to keep her grocery store in Odisha, India, open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Accion Opinion by Debdoot Banerjee (mumbai, india) Thursday, September 07, 2023 Inter Press Service MUMBAI, India, Sep 07 (IPS) – Thunderstorms, flash floods, and landslides have made…

Africa Finds Common Ground on Climate as Nairobi Declaration Unveiled — Global Issues

Africa Finds Common Ground on Climate as Nairobi Declaration Unveiled — Global Issues

Global community urged to decarbonise their economy. Fossil fuels emit the highest carbon footprint of all fuel types and are considered dirty energy, followed by coal. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday, September 07, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 07 (IPS) – To cool down a burning planet,…

Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped — Global Issues

UN chief hails SE Asia for vital role ‘building bridges of understanding’ — Global Issues

António Guterres was speaking in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the opening of the ASEAN-United Nations Summit, addressing Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and declaring “our partnership is more important than ever.” Tests ‘as far as eye can see’ The international community faces tests “as far as the…

UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools — Global Issues

UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools — Global Issues

The agency is also calling for guardrails on data protection and user privacy. Publicly available GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, can produce automated text, images, videos, music and software code. The platforms have evolved rapidly and are already in use by hundreds of millions around the world, including many students….