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UN80: Alternative Reform Pathways — Fiscal Prudence, Relocation Realities, & Underutilized Charter Mechanisms
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, July 3 (IPS) - Recent proposals to relocate UN operations to lower-cost duty stations ignore demonstrable economic patterns. Empirical evidence suggests that establishing UN hubs often triggers localized inflation, negating projected savings.
Shelter and safety elude Afghan women returnees from Iran and Pakistan
- UN News
As returns of Afghan refugees and those living in refugee-like conditions from Iran and Pakistan increase – many forcibly – women and girls are arriving in a country where their rights, safety, and futures face severe threats, according to a new UN-led report.
UN Human Rights Council hears grim updates on Ukraine, Gaza and global racism
- UN News
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday heard sobering briefings on the human rights situations in Ukraine and Gaza, along with a call to confront structural racism and intersectional discrimination worldwide.
UN chief ‘appalled’ by worsening Gaza crisis as civilians face displacement, aid blockades
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General is “appalled” by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians face yet another wave of mass displacement with few safe places to go.
Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future
- UN News
Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age. As a result, they hold onto it tightly.
Chile and Argentina among coldest places on Earth as polar anticyclone grips region
- UN News
Temperatures across lower South America have plummeted – falling as low as -15° Celsius or 5° Fahrenheit in some places – as a rare polar cold wave grips the region, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Thursday.
With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity
- UN News
The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla has concluded with a renewed sense of resolve and a focus on action that can change lives worldwide, according to UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.
The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation
- UN News
Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark sustainable development conference concluding this Thursday in Sevilla, while cautioning that real progress will depend on sustained action.
Pumped Storage Hydropower is an Option for Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, July 2 (IPS) - Having hydroelectric power without damming rivers, dismantling the environment or displacing populations is possible in Latin America and the Caribbean, with reversible power plants that take advantage of their mountainous geography, and pave the way for only renewable sources to generate electricity.
Democracy under Attack: Why the World Needs a New UN Special Rapporteur
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium / MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 2 (IPS) - When tanks rolled through Myanmar’s streets in 2021, civil society groups worldwide sounded the alarm. When Viktor Orbán systematically dismantled Hungary’s free press, democracy activists demanded international action. And as authoritarianism returns to Tanzania ahead of elections, it’s once again civil society calling for democratic freedoms to be respected.
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