News headlines for “United Nations on Development Issues”, page 32

  1. The Path to Peace Between Israel and Iran

    - Inter Press Service

    LONDON, Jun 23 (IPS) - A deal between the US and Iran is possible if Iran’s bottom line -- its right to nuclear enrichment -- and Israel’s bottom line, guarantees that Iran will never have a nuclear bomb are met. This “win-win” outcome would require Donald Trump’s personal engagement. With weapons turned to plowshares, Trump would be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize.

  2. UN 80 Restructuring: No Office or Agency will be Exempted from Staff Layoffs

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - When billionaire Elon Musk, a former short-lived advisor to President Donald Trump, was mandated with the task of decimating the federal bureaucracy and laying off thousands of staffers, he was famously pictured carrying a hacksaw to symbolize his cost-cutting agenda.

  3. UN80 Initiative: What it is – and why it matters to the world

    - UN News

    In a world grappling with growing crises, deepening inequalities, and eroding trust in global institutions, the United Nations has launched an ambitious effort to strengthen how it serves people everywhere. The UN80 Initiative, unveiled in March by Secretary-General António Guterres, is a system-wide push to streamline operations, sharpen impact, and reaffirm the UN’s relevance for a rapidly changing world.

  4. 80 years later, the UN Charter is a ‘living miracle,’ Secretary-General says

    - UN News

    In front of a multimedia exhibit at United Nations Headquarters entitled “Reviving the Spirit of San Francisco,” Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed home the UN Charter which was signed in 1945 in the Californian city.

  5. INTERVIEW: Visitors to Expo 2025 appreciate ‘positive vision’ of UN

    - UN News

    Visitors to Expo 2025, a world fair currently being held in Osaka, Japan, appreciate the “positive vison” of a shared global future promoted by the United Nations; that’s according to Naomi Ichikawa, Director of the UN Pavilion.

  6. ‘One Earth, One Health’: Yoga Day provides respite in a tumultuous world

    - UN News

    In an age marked by conflicts, disease, dysfunction and mental health challenges, yoga offers a steady, time-trusted path to help find calm and harmony within – and without.

  7. UN Peacebuilding Commission ‘more needed than ever’ amid rising conflict

    - UN News

    Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and other senior officials from across the world have spoken about how international support was critical to putting their countries on the path to peace.

  8. Euro-visions: A Larger Global Role for the Euro?

    - Inter Press Service

    WURZBURG, Germany, Jun 20 (IPS) - In a recent speech, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), articulated a clear desire for the euro to play a more significant role as an international currency.

  9. Time to Rethink Health Financing: It's Not Just a Public Sector Concern

    - Inter Press Service

    LONDON, Jun 19 (IPS) - As G7 leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations wrapped up their summit in Kananaskis June 16, a critical issue was absent from the agenda: the future of global health financing.

  10. The Fallout from Losing a UN Job

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 19 (IPS) - Ten years ago, I lost more than a job.

    When my post was abolished, there was no warning, no closure, no golden parachute—just a quiet erasure. Overnight, I went from a UN professional with decades of service to an invisible statistic in a system that eats its own.

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