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International Day for Monuments and Sites spotlights climate change
- UN News
One in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently threatened by climate change, the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, warned on Monday, the International Day for Monuments and Sites.
Malawi Counts Success of Polio Vaccination Drive after Detecting First Case in 30 Years
- Inter Press Service
Blantyre, Malawi, Apr 18 (IPS) - One polio case is one too many, global health experts say.
Ukraine: Escaping Bucha
- UN News
Bucha. Once a quiet dormitory town near Kyiv, it is now synonymous with the mass killing of civilians in the increasingly brutal war in Ukraine. Although Yuliia and her family escaped the bloodshed, and are receiving help form the UN migration agency (IOM), they are struggling to adapt to their new status as they join the ranks of the millions of people displaced from their homes.
UN chief condemns rising violence in Jerusalem
- UN News
Senior UN officials, including the Secretary-General, António Guterres, have expressed concern over a spate of violent incidents at the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, an important religious site for both Muslims and Jews.
Millet seeds, a powerful weapon against hunger
- UN News
A World Food Program-backed initiative to deliver millet seeds to vulnerable people is taking root in Odisha, India, where it is helping to ward off hunger and improve livelihoods.
Stop the War: Act for Justice, Climate & Peace
- Inter Press Service
LONDON / JOHANNESBURG, Apr 15 (IPS) - Russia’s war in Ukraine has left many communities facing catastrophe. In a world already wracked by multiple crises such as searing inequality and escalating climate change, this conflict is tearing through communities.
War in Ukraine & Rise in Arms Spending Undermine Development Aid to the World's Poor
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 15 (IPS) - The unprecedented flow of arms to Ukraine, and the rising miliary spending by European nations to strengthen their defenses, are threatening to undermine development aid to the world’s poorer nations.
Mind the Darién Gap, braving the treacherous pathway to a better life
- UN News
The Darién Gap, a dangerous route that links South and North America, has long been used by migrants trekking north to the United States, in search of a better life, or simply fleeing violence at home. As well as extreme physical challenges, they also risk attacks from smugglers, and other criminal groups.
UNHCR ‘firmly’ opposing UK-Rwanda offshore migration processing deal
- UN News
A deal reportedly made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to the Central African nation of Rwanda, are at odds with States’ responsibility to take care of those in need of protection, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday.
ECW, Strategic Partners Bring Relief to Child Refugees Fleeing Ukrainian Conflict
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Apr 14 (IPS) - A brutal war now engulfs the young lives of an estimated 7.5 million children in Ukraine. Caught in the crossfire of bullets and missiles as the conflict escalates, children and young people have been plunged into a humanitarian crisis.
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