News headlines in May 2023, page 2

  1. Urgency for a Global Fund for Media & Journalism

    - Inter Press Service

    KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 30 (IPS) - There have been an array of proposals to sustain journalism around the world -- from tax incentives and subsidies to the idea of allocating 1% of governments’ GDP to a drastically increased ODA for independent journalism in the global South.

  2. IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine

    - UN News

    The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unambiguously support five principles aimed at preventing a nuclear accident amid the war in Ukraine, now in its 15th month.

  3. Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts

    - UN News

    A large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release all those being held on “spurious charges”, simply for exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly, association and expression, to be released without delay.

  4. Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears

    - UN News

    Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, addressing the latest meeting of a UN platform to improve the safety and quality of life of people of African descent worldwide.

  5. Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war

    - UN News

    Action on the ground must match diplomacy’s steadily advancing gains towards ending the 12-year-old war in Syria, where violence is once again, killing a growing numbers of civilians, the top UN official in the country said on Tuesday.

  6. Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns

    - UN News

    A total of 4.9 million people in Haiti – nearly half of the country's population – are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to a new UN-supported report.

  7. WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere

    - UN News

    Global warming’s devastating effects on the world’s sea ice, icebergs and glaciers – part of what is known as the cryosphere – need to be better understood and mitigated, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

  8. UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify

    - UN News

    For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been able to reach desperate families trapped in the conflict’s epicentre, Khartoum, with food assistance, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

  9. Climate Carnage: Things Can Only Get Worse

    - Inter Press Service

    ROME, May 29 (IPS) - Please stop repeating all this softened wording, such as climate change, climate-related hazards, climate crisis, or extreme weather events... And just call it what it really is: climate carnage.

  10. Kenyan Scientists Trend-Setting Research into Health Benefits of Snails

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, May 29 (IPS) - Snails and slime are usually followed by the thought ‘EEW!’ from most people … some might even scream at seeing a snail near them.

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