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Nuclear disarmament at breaking point as mistrust grows – but hope remains
- UN News
The global system governing nuclear disarmament is facing its most serious crisis in decades, driven by growing mistrust among major powers and the steady erosion of arms control agreements, a senior disarmament expert has warned.
Ukraine war keeps nuclear safety on a knife-edge, UN watchdog warns
- UN News
Attacks on Ukraine’s power system highlight how the ongoing war threatens the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Friday.
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the United States.
Concerns persist over chemical spraying reports on Lebanon’s Blue Line
- UN News
The UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic herbicide over areas north of the Blue Line separating Lebanon from Israel on 1 February.
Keeping ‘hope alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters
- UN News
Haiti is facing one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, driven by escalating gang violence, political paralysis, and deep economic distress.
When Protection Meets the Sea: Rethinking Marine Protected Areas with Fishing Communities
- Inter Press Service
DELHI, February 5 (IPS) - Melanie Brown has been fishing salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska, for more than 30 years. An Indigenous fisherwoman and a coordinating committee member of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples, she speaks about the sea with deep care and lived knowledge.
To Fix the Rupture, Trade is not Enough
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, February 5 (IPS) - Will trade be enough to navigate the current waves of chaos and disorder that are underpinning the ongoing rifts among competing powerful and hegemon nations and the rest?
UN Police ‘indispensable’ to fulfilling peacekeeping mandates, Security Council hears
- UN News
The head of UN Peacekeeping on Thursday called for greater support for international police officers deployed to field missions at a time when financial resources are dwindling and multilateralism is waning.
Chad: Africa’s refugee haven struggles with its own stark challenges
- UN News
Amid the ongoing war in Sudan, Chad, the country receiving the most refugees in Central Africa, saw slight improvements in its humanitarian situation last year, but as one of the most vulnerable nations on the African continent, it is still struggling to support four million people in need.
World News in Brief: UN condemns attack on civilians in Nigeria, updates from Gaza and West Bank, relief flights to resume in Yemen
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack in Kwara state in western Nigeria, where more than 100 people were reportedly killed.
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