Category: Global

Preparing Agriculture for a New Era of Extreme Weather

URBANA, Illinois, US, July 29 (IPS) – Recently, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations put out an…

A New Wave of “Communist” Hysteria is Threatening to Spread Across US Politics

UNITED NATIONS, July 29 (IPS) – Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (Republican of Kansas) rose to public attention in the 1950s…

The United Nations in a Time of Opportunity & Uncertainty: a Time to Choose

DELHI, India, July 29 (IPS) – On 15 September 1953, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit of India was elected the eighth president…

World News in Brief: Rohingya refugees, Bahá’ís in Iran, disarmament in the Central African Republic

Independent UN experts on Wednesday called for urgent action to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after reports indicated two boats…

Cyprus: Guterres calls for renewed trust and a new meeting on the way forward

The United Nations Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he plans to convene fresh talks on Cyprus to resolve the decades-long…

Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in DR Congo

The UN emergency food agency appealed for immediate funding on Wednesday, warning that deepening hunger is undermining the response to…

UN warns West Bank settler violence hits ‘all-time high’ as calls grow to end occupation

Violence in the occupied West Bank is worsening as the Israeli Government continues to approve new settlements while settlers and…

Extreme Heatwave Escalates Urgency of Climate Adaptation in Europe

SYDNEY, Australia, July 28 (IPS) – As Western Europe endured its worst-ever June heatwave in recorded history, the imperative for…

The Americas have the Tools to Eliminate HIV, but Gaps in Access & Coverage remain, says PAHO

RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil, July 28 (IPS) – The Region of the Americas has more tools than ever before to…

Mount Olympus and D-Day beaches among new World Heritage Sites

From the peaks of Mount Olympus in Greece to the shores of the “D-Day” beaches in France, 25 cultural or…