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UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide
- UN News
Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats to workers’ health and livelihoods, the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday.
Guterres in Japan: ‘Humanity is strongest when we stand as one’
- UN News
World Expos are not just feel-good exhibitions, “they are invitations to tell our stories,” The UN chief told festival goers in Osaka, Japan, which is hosting Expo 2025.
Famine in Gaza: ‘A failure of humanity itself’, says UN chief
- UN News
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new UN-backed food security report released on Friday.
Human Rights Watch Warns of Surge in Executions in Saudi Arabia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 21 (IPS) - Human rights groups have expressed alarm over the surge in unprecedented executions in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Humanitarian experts have underscored the Saudi Arabian monarchy’s use of the death penalty to silence peaceful dissent among civilians and impose justice for minor offenses, with little to no due process.
Overtourism: Civil Society Mobilising
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, August 21 (IPS) - It’s peak holiday season across Europe and North America, and people are hitting the beaches and crowding into city centres in ever-increasing numbers. They’re part of a huge industry: last year, travel and tourism’s share of the global economy stood at US$10.9 trillion, around 10 per cent of the world’s GDP.
Education Cannot Wait Interviews Dr. Faiza Hassan, Director of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
- Inter Press Service
Dr. Faiza Hassan is the Director of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). A chemical engineer who transitioned into education leadership, Dr. Hassan brings close to 20 years of diverse experience in education, social policy reform and humanitarian response. She has a proven track record in strategic management, technical leadership and driving impactful, large-scale complex programmes.
Seeding Strength: Farmer Cooperatives and the Future of Food Systems
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal / NEW DELHI, India, August 21 (IPS) - “The future of agriculture lies not in the hands of a few giants, but in the joint hands of many.” This quote captures the spirit of farmer cooperatives—values-driven, collectively run enterprises rooted in solidarity and self-help. As global food systems grow more fragile and inequitable, cooperatives offer a compelling model: putting people before profits, and communities before corporations, while advancing social equity, economic empowerment, and environmental sustainability.
Accountability on Trial: UN’s Unabated SEA Crisis Erodes Trust in World Body’s Leadership
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, August 21 (IPS) - After taking oath of office in December 2016 as Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres described the eradication of sexual offenses by UN peacekeeping and all other UN personnel as the first item on his reform agenda.
Libya: Security Council urged to back popular ‘yearning’ for national elections
- UN News
Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people’s desire to choose their own representatives, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the country said in the Security Council on Thursday.
Survivors’ voices ‘integral’ to preventing terrorism
- UN News
Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that their voices must not be sidelined in shaping policy and driving efforts to prevent future atrocities.
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