Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards
The development follows serious warnings from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) earlier this week…
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‘No Ocean Declaration without small islands’: Delegates push for inclusion as UN summit nears end
With the conference, known as UNOC3, set to close Friday, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Li Junhua, the…
Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened
The warning comes amidst increased violence and a worsening food security condition which has 11 out of 13…
Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice
Away from the cameras and fanfare of the Third UN Ocean Conference under way in the coastal French…
Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria
The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) is the first entity of its…
GAZA LIVE: UN General Assembly to vote on resolution demanding immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire
The General Assembly meets at 3pm in New York on Thursday in emergency session following the Security Council’s…
Displacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns UNHCR
In December last year, the overthrow of the Assad regime by opposition forces reignited hope that most Syrians…
Gang violence displaces a record 1.3 million Haitians
This represents a 24 per cent increase from December 2024 according to the UN agency, which also noted…
Rising hunger in Gaza highlights urgent need for ‘unfettered’ aid supplies
Only around 6,000 tonnes of wheat flour have entered the war-torn enclave since Israel began to allow limited…
Ongoing Russian strikes continue alarming civilian casualty trend
The toll includes 1,389 casualties in April (221 killed, 1,168 injured) – the highest monthly total so far…
Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO
Europe is warming faster than any other WHO region, and the impact on people’s health is growing more…
‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
As yachts bobbed gently and delegates streamed by in a rising tide of lanyards and iPads at Port…
The world pledged to end child labour by 2025: So why are 138 million kids still working?
There are 10,000 children in Madagascar who, like Tenasoa, work in the largely unregulated mica industry. The silicate…
At least eight drown in Red Sea as smugglers force migrants overboard
At least eight people are feared dead and 22 others are missing after smugglers stopped a boat carrying…
World News in Brief: Global growth slows, deadly Ukraine attacks, Haiti hurricane hunger risk, legal migration for refugees
Growth is projected to weaken to 2.3 per cent, or nearly half a percentage point lower than expected…
Myanmar on the ‘path to self-destruction’ if violence does not end
Since then, “there has been no end to the violence, even though thousands have been killed and thousands…
Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals
“The message is stark: persons with disabilities face higher poverty, greater unemployment, deeper food and health insecurity and…
UN committed to supporting ‘free, fair and transparent election with the participation of all Iraqis’
“Iraq is a nation of profound history, strength, potential, and pride. By working together, Iraqis can continue to…
Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe
The UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) report found that Israeli forces have used…
The battle to quiet the sea: Can the shipping industry turn down the volume?
As global trade surges, so does the underwater noise generated by commercial shipping. From the Arctic to the…