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‘One Earth, One Health’: Yoga Day provides respite in a tumultuous world
- UN News
In an age marked by conflicts, disease, dysfunction and mental health challenges, yoga offers a steady, time-trusted path to help find calm and harmony within – and without.
UN reiterates call for urgent de-escalation amid Iran-Israel conflict, worsening Gaza crisis
- UN News
Senior UN officials reiterated an appeal for urgent restraint on Saturday as conflict spiral between Israel and Iran, amid a wider regional crisis exacerbated by Israel’s war in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian situation facing Palestinian civilians.
From the Global South to the stars: A new space race
- UN News
Once the exclusive domain of a handful of technologically advanced countries, outer space is now within the reach of emerging nations from the Global South, as costs fall and technology becomes more widely available.
Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny
- UN News
A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a serious threat to gender equality, as toxic digital spaces increasingly influence real-world attitudes, behaviours, and policies, the UN agency dedicated to ending gender discrimination has warned.
Climate and Health: Urgent Need for Adaptation Strategies in Africa
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 20 (IPS) - In recent years, there has been growing evidence of how climate change is impacting human health in several ways.
Women Protestors Targeted, Insulted on Georgian Anti-Government Rallies
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Jun 20 (IPS) - Having attended hundreds of anti-government protests in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Gvantsa Kalandadze is no stranger to police intimidation and violence.
Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating attacks, diplomatic developments
- UN News
The UN Security Council met on Friday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, where intensified fighting continues, affecting new areas and prompting further displacement.
‘A fire no one can control’: UN warns of spiralling Iran-Israel war
- UN News
The world stands on the edge of catastrophe, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, as Israel’s military campaign inside Iran intensifies and strikes on nuclear facilities threaten to trigger a catastrophe.
UN Peacebuilding Commission ‘more needed than ever’ amid rising conflict
- UN News
Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and other senior officials from across the world have spoken about how international support was critical to putting their countries on the path to peace.
WHO warns of a health financing emergency
- UN News
The world is facing a health financing emergency, according to Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou, Director for Health Financing and Economics for the World Health Organization (WHO).
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