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Ukraine: Attacks on education threaten an entire generation, UNICEF warns
- UN News
In an underground classroom in Sumy, Ukraine, children sit quietly at their desks, busy with the day’s lessons. For the moment they are shielded from the horrors of nearly five years of war, but just barely.
Gaza remains recovery points to possible war crimes, says UN rights chief
- UN News
Bodies are still being pulled from the rubble of Gaza, three years after Israeli bombardment flattened entire neighbourhoods – most of them women and children.
‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan – WFP
- UN News
The already dire hunger crisis in South Sudan is becoming increasingly critical as violence, extreme weather and dwindling aid leave millions without enough food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.
World fears major war more than any other global risk, UN survey finds
- UN News
Two years ago, the idea of a large-scale war breaking out felt like a distant hypothetical to the experts who help chart the world’s dangers. Today it tops their list of fears, according to a new UN Global Risk Report.
Global Survey Finds Deep Crisis of Trust as Majority Say Economic System Favours the Rich
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, September 14 (IPS) - An international survey released by Earth4All has found a growing crisis of trust in governments, widespread anger over inequality, and strong public support for major economic reforms, suggesting that many people across the world believe current political and economic systems are failing to serve ordinary citizens.
A Spectre is Haunting Europe — the Spectre of Ultra-Nationalism
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 14 (IPS) - During summer months there is a certain news drought. Nevertheless, this year social media has been crowded with news from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, while customary tales about grisly murders have not been neglected. In Sweden it is election year and summer reporting has been supplemented by a debate about “hate speech against ethnic groups”. If individual tragedies connected with murders upset people, many seem to be indifferent to the fact that entire population groups are targeted by politicians. Swedish social media is overloaded with outcries about “Muslim” immigration and concerns about Sweden becoming “Islamized” and in danger of being transformed into a new Afghanistan.
Investment in Irrigation Systems Is Vital in Preparing for the Next Climate Shock
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, September 14 (IPS) - When the African continent experiences erratic rains, crops fail, leaving millions of people facing hunger.
Six UN staff killed in Gaza school strike; Lebanon violations mount
- UN News
Israeli strikes killed six UN workers and civilians at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza as needs grow, according to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA.
UN agencies warn humanitarian system in Sudan ‘could collapse’
- UN News
UN aid agencies on Monday said they may be forced to scale back humanitarian aid in Sudan – home of the world’s worst hunger and displacement crisis – due to funding shortfalls.
Money sent home by migrants nearly doubles in a decade
- UN News
Migrants sent $728.6 billion home to families in low and middle-income countries in 2025, nearly double the amount recorded a decade earlier, according to a new report from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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