News stories by Simone Galimberti
Migration a Toxic and Divisive Issue in Many Parts of the West
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 4 (IPS) - Migration is a strange thing, hard to pin down. It is a complex phenomenon that transforms communities while shaping people’s identities and it is so multifaceted that individuals perceive it and live it in different ways.
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?
International Volunteer Year (IVY) 2026: An Opportunity to Re-imagine UNV?
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, December 2 (IPS) - This coming International Volunteer Day (IVD), celebrated every year on 5 December, is special because the United Nations will launch the International Volunteer Year 2026 or IVY 2026.
Will the FfD4 Sevilla Commitment Ever be Followed up?
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, July 14 (IPS) - The extensive plan of action adopted at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held recently in Sevilla, Spain (30 June – 3 July), triggers the question: Where will the money come from?
A Revolution in the Working Culture at the UN
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 20 (IPS) - How would the UN80 Initiative, designed to mark the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations, turned out to be, if Kamala Harris had won the American presidential election in November last year?
New Forms of Power-Sharing are Needed to Uphold Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 07 (IPS) - A UN groundbreaking report published in 1982 laid the legal ground for defining the inalienable rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The document, written by José Martínez Cobo, a United Nations Special Rapporteur, analyzed the complex discrimination patterns faced by Indigenous Peoples.
Still Hopes for a Future Plastic Treaty - But it Won’t be Easy
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan 20 (IPS) - The last few weeks of 2024 were a disappointment for those who strongly believed that planet Earth is in need of bold actions.
First, there were the frustration stemming from what could be defined at minimum as unconvincing outcomes of both COP 16 on Biodiversity and COP 29 on Climate.
Courage, not Compromise? A Rallying Cry that Failed at Deadlocked COP Meetings
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 04 (IPS) - Courage and not compromise. That was the motto desperately launched by members of the civil society in the twilight of the negotiations of the Plastic Pollution Treaty in Busan, South Korea last week.
UN’s Summit of the Future
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 5 2024 (IPS) - Preparations are ongoing for the upcoming Summit of the Future, probably the most consequential initiative of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres so far.
A new Treaty for a Sustainable and Just Future?
- Inter Press Service

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jul 08 (IPS) - A High-Level Political Forum – described as one of the most important events of the year for discussing the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—will take place at the United Nations through July 18.

