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In a Changing World, Protecting Nature is Protecting Our Future
- Inter Press Service
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jun 04 (IPS) - In a world marked by armed conflict, threats to democracy, technological disruptions, and geopolitical tensions, many people are asking: Why should we prioritize environmental crises when there are other, more visible or perceived as more urgent challenges?
The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide?
- UN News
As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading to the French Riviera — not for leisure, but for one of the most urgent diplomatic gatherings of the year.
Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti
- UN News
Haiti has been gripped by spiralling gang violence ever since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The subsequent unrest has displaced one million people, more than half of them children, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
- UN News
A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto – blocking the initiative backed by all ten elected members of the Council.
World Environment Day: UN sounds alarm on plastic pollution crisis
- UN News
Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, according to the UN. Half of this plastic is designed to be used only once, and only 10 per cent is recycled.
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors to vote on new ceasefire resolution
- UN News
After weeks of negotiations, the Council’s ten elected members have initiated a new draft resolution on Gaza as the humanitarian crisis deepens by the day. It calls for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas and others and the immediate lifting of all aid restrictions. We’re joining live coverage from our Meetings Coverage Section and UN News app users can follow here.
‘Our worst held fears are being confirmed’: Dozens of bodies discovered in Libya mass graves
- UN News
Dozens of bodies have been discovered at official and unofficial detention sites in Libya. The grim findings confirm deep concerns about abuse and torture at the facilities, according to the UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
United States, Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council
- UN News
The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body responsible for coordinating the Organization’s work on sustainable development and economic issues.
Gaza: UN relief chief welcomes growing support for aid teams to resume vital work
- UN News
Amid reports of yet another deadly attack on a school in Gaza on Wednesday, the UN’s top aid official Tom Fletcher welcomed growing international calls for lifesaving aid work by established agencies to resume in the war-torn enclave.
Truce on the Line: After the War Stops, the Suffering Continues
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Jun 03 (IPS) - In the war-worn borderlands of Jammu and Kashmir, the silence that followed the May 10 ceasefire between India and Pakistan is not the comforting kind—It is uneasy.
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