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Ghana a Contender for BRICS+ Alliance
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Jan 16 (IPS) - With heightening geopolitical interest in building a new Global South architecture, Ghana's administration is considering joining the 'partner states category' of BRICS+, an association of five major emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
UN Claims to Strengthen Battle Against Racism in Workplace—Amid Reservations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 16 (IPS) - As the United Nations plans to commemorate its 80th anniversary later this year, it is “reflecting on the steps taken to advance implementation of the Secretary-General’s Strategic Action Plan for addressing racism in the UN Secretariat.
The UN’s Anti-Racism Office, which was created in 2023, has hosted several online events that reached over 13,500 participants and generated 2,000 comments, and welcomed 2,700 visitors to its iSeek page (accessible only by staffers)—possibly a reflection of the rising complaints and concerns of UN staffers.
New year sees uptick and expansion of fighting on Ukraine’s frontlines
- UN News
The recent holiday and New Year season brought no respite in Ukraine, but rather an escalation and even expansion of the fighting, consistent with developments in 2024, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday.
‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
- UN News
In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to come into effect on Sunday, displaced Gazans – ground down by 15 months of devastating conflict – have told UN News they hope an end to their suffering is in sight.
World News in Brief: Security Council Libya resolution, cyclone recovery in Mozambique, Marburg virus in Tanzania, counter-terrorism laws in Türkiye
- UN News
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from oil-rich Libya, initially authorised in 2014.
WHO launches $1.5 billion appeal to tackle global health crises
- UN News
The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
UN human rights chief hails ‘signs of new beginnings’ in Lebanon and Syria
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Syria on Thursday, acknowledging the traumas both nations have endured over decades.
UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief
- UN News
The embattled people of Ukraine and those forced abroad need $3.32 billion in lifesaving and sustained humanitarian assistance to help them cope as a fourth year of war looms after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, UN aid chiefs said on Thursday.
Economic recovery is losing steam, warns UN labour agency
- UN News
Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) published on Thursday.
Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 15 (IPS) - Despite the denials by the Israeli government and some of its supporters, Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza is evident.
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