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  1. With skills and determination, Guatemalans embark on life-changing journey to Germany

    - UN News

    On the runway of Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport, ten men embraced their families before departing for Germany — the start of a bold new chapter.

  2. UN Alliance of Civilizations urges youth to reaffirm peace as a global priority

    - UN News

    In a world shaped by conflict and digital noise, the High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) called for young people to make the 21st century the last century in which humanity witnesses war.

  3. Sindh People’s Housing Redefines Post-Disaster Adaptation Success

    - Inter Press Service

    BELÉM, Brazil, December 12 (IPS) - By any comparison, the statistics for Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) are phenomenal.

  4. From Law to Lives Saved: How the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Bill Can Deliver Universal Health Coverage

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, Kenya, December 12 (IPS) - For women in labour across Kenya, reaching a health facility, finding skilled health workers, and affording care can be a matter of life and death. These challenges are not rare, but daily realities for many families.

  5. UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi

    - UN News

    The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday with Member States adopting 11 resolutions, three decisions and a ministerial declaration aiming to advance solutions for a more resilient planet.

  6. UN sounds alarm over rising demands on water resources as scarcity increases

    - UN News

    Pressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions marked by scarcity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday.

  7. ‘Once Conversations about Democracy and Equality Begin, They Are Very Hard to Silence’

    - Inter Press Service

    CIVICUS discusses restrictions on civic space in Thailand and the detention of activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa with Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate, Advocacy Lead at Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR).

  8. CIVICUS 2025 Report Reveals Widespread Attacks on Civic Freedoms Worldwide

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, December 11 (IPS) - Over the course of 2025, global civic space conditions have deteriorated sharply, with most countries experiencing some degree of obstructed civil liberties. As authoritarian governments strengthen their hold and have even escalated the use of military force to suppress public dissent, civilians report facing increasing limitations of freedoms of association, peaceful assembly, petition and religion, as well as notable crackdowns on press freedoms.

  9. Funding for Human Rights Organizations – including at the Grassroots Level – have Been Slashed Worldwide

    - Inter Press Service

    GENEVA, December 11 (IPS) - Human rights are underfunded, undermined and under attack. And yet. Powerful. Undeterred. Mobilizing.This year no doubt has been a difficult one. And one full of dangerous contradictions. Funding for human rights has been slashed, while anti-rights movements are increasingly well-funded.

  10. A New UN Secretary-General Needs the Blessings of the US – or Get Vetoed

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, December 11 (IPS) - When there was widespread speculation that a UN Under-Secretary-General (USG), a product of two prestigious universities– Oxford and Cambridge– was planning to run for the post of Secretary-General back in the 1980s, I pointedly asked him to confirm or deny the rumor during an interview in the UN delegate’s lounge.

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