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The Global Epidemic of Violence in an Age of Impunity
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 13 (IPS) - Violence has metastasized into humanity’s baseline condition. Yet international institutions remain paralyzed by vetoes and rivalry, offering hollow declarations while dehumanization becomes normalized. Coordinated action, not gestures, is desperately needed.
WHO says hantavirus ship operation completed, monitoring to continue
- UN News
A complex international operation to disembark and repatriate passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius has concluded in Tenerife, with the World Health Organization (WHO) praising Spain’s leadership while warning that global coordination must continue in the weeks ahead.
UN rights chief warns abuses in DPR Korea remain a ‘human rights crisis’
- UN News
Serious human rights violations continue in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and must not be allowed to fade from international attention, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Wednesday.
In Addis Ababa, Guterres urges reforms to give Africa stronger global voice
- UN News
Africa’s rising influence is being constrained by outdated global institutions, unfair borrowing costs and cascading global crises, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres warned in Addis Ababa, as the United Nations and African Union reaffirmed their strategic partnership.
World News in Brief: Mounting waste in Gaza, drone attacks in Sudan, aid truck struck in Ukraine
- UN News
Mounting waste and limited access to sanitation sites are deepening health risks for families across Gaza, as humanitarian workers warn that overcrowded dumping areas and worsening living conditions threaten vulnerable communities.
Afghanistan crisis deepens as record returns, drought and aid cuts strain economy
- UN News
Afghanistan’s humanitarian and economic crisis is deepening despite modest economic growth, with nearly three in four people unable to meet basic needs, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday.
Funding shortfalls force deep cuts to Syria food assistance: WFP
- UN News
Millions of Syrians are at growing risk of hunger after severe funding shortages forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to halve emergency food assistance, cutting support for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people across the country.
Recycled plastics for food use require stronger safeguards, warn UN food security experts
- UN News
Recycled plastics could help reduce the world’s growing waste crisis, but only if food packaging is carefully regulated to prevent contamination, according to a new analysis from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Lebanon: UN peacekeeping force warns drone incidents near its positions are putting personnel at risk
- UN News
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that escalating drone activity and nearby explosions involving suspected Hezbollah drones and Israeli forces are endangering its personnel and threatening already fragile stability in southern Lebanon.
The Tale of Three Countries: Policy Independence Matters for Development
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, May 12 (IPS) - The Republic of Korea (Korea), Vietnam and Bangladesh are on three different rungs of the development ladder. While Korea is a member of the rich nations’ club, i.e., the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Bangladesh is still a least developed country (LDC); and Vietnam is in the middle.
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