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Looming Tariffs Threaten Food Supplies
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Feb 28 (IPS) - Who bears the brunt in trade wars? The answer is absolutely everyone. Not just the countries enacting or retaliating with tariffs and export bans, and not just the citizens of those countries. Its everyone.
‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief
- UN News
Myanmar is mired in one of the world’s worst human rights crises, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday, describing conditions there as “a litany of human suffering.”
Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost for nature
- UN News
Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030.
Children already dying in Sudan’s stricken Zamzam camp: WFP
- UN News
UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks inside the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur.
Alarming trends in nuclear material trafficking highlight urgent security gaps
- UN News
There were just under 150 incidents of illegal or unauthorised activity involving nuclear and other radioactive material reported last year, according to the international nuclear energy watchdog’s monitoring database tracking these incidents.
US aid cuts will make world ‘less healthy, less safe and less prosperous’: Guterres
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable people worldwide.
Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF
- UN News
The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing children’s chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Gaza: Unified Arab position will ‘help guide the way forward’
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza must hold, urging all parties to honour their commitments and prevent a breakdown of the agreement.
U.S. Passes on UN Ukraine Resolution amid the Humanitarian Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (IPS) - From late 2024 to early 2025, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine has taken a turn for the worst, with poverty, violence, displacement, and damage to critical infrastructures having grown in intensity. Following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia, tensions have grown among member states of the United Nations (UN) on how to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The Impact of US Funding Freeze on Civil Society Around the World
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb 27 (IPS) - Gina Romero is UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and of associationThe U.S. administration has the prerogative to review and adjust public expenditure policies, including foreign aid. However, this power must be exercised responsibly, adhering to national and international legal frameworks, including the principles of human rights law.
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