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UN 80 – Clustering the Climate Conventions
- Inter Press Service
AZORES, the Atlantic, Portugal, September 3 (IPS) - The international governance of environmental challenges has progressively evolved over the past decades, transitioning from isolated treaties addressing specific issues to a complex web of multilateral agreements that aim to foster sustainable development and environmental integrity.
Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll
- UN News
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental health across the country is severe.
World News in Brief: Pakistan floods, countries lag on climate reporting, concern over attack on peacekeepers in south Lebanon, cuts hit human rights investigations
- UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he was “profoundly saddened” by the death and destruction caused by the recent floods in northern Pakistan. The current death toll stands at over 400.
‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants
- UN News
Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the African diaspora, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
Attacks across Gaza intensify amid fear and hunger: ‘Leave me here,’ injured girl told fleeing family
- UN News
Thousands of Palestinians have been caught in the crossfire while trying to escape attacks and dire food shortages in war-torn Gaza, with extraordinary challenges for some, according to latest reports from UN officials on the ground and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Guterres hails Papua New Guinea as an example of diversity, dialogue and climate action
- UN News
The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea is proof that embracing differences can be the world’s greatest strength, the UN Secretary-General said in a speech to parliamentarians in the capital, Port Moresby, on Wednesday.
Afghanistan quake: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything
- UN News
A massive assistance mission for earthquake survivors continued in Afghanistan on Wednesday as aid teams tackled blocked roads and downed communications lines in a bid to reach the most remote communities still in need of help.
Gaza: With a suitcase for a school bag, classrooms have become shelters
- UN News
“Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions faced by thousands of children in the Gaza Strip whose lives have been turned upside down by war who now face the prospect of a third year without education.
Togo’s Young Generation Challenges Six Decades of Dynastic Rule
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, September 2 (IPS) - In late June, thousands flooded the streets of Lomé, Togo’s capital, presenting the ruling dynasty with its biggest challenge in decades. The catalyst was constitutional manoeuvring by President Faure Gnassingbé to maintain his grip on power. In March 2024, his government pushed through constitutional amendments that transformed Togo from a presidential to a parliamentary system. This created a new position, the President of the Council of Ministers – effectively Togo’s chief executive – elected by parliament rather than by popular vote, and with no term limits. Gnassingbé assumed this new role in May, making it abundantly clear the changes were only about keeping him in power indefinitely.
From Matriarchy to Victims: An Ongoing Story of Indigenous Women in Canada
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, September 2 (IPS) - If European colonialism had never happened in Canada, matriarchy would still have been strong in Indigenous culture.
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