News headlines for “United Nations on Development Issues”, page 54
What is the World’s Most “Demanding and Impossible Job”?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (IPS) - When Dr Gamani Corea, a former Secretary-General of the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was holding court in the delegate's lounge, I asked him what he thought of the bitter dispute between then Secretary-General (SG) Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992-1996) and the United States over the Egyptian's determination to win re-election for a second term.
Mystery still surrounds death of revered UN chief Hammarskjöld, 63 years after tragic plane crash
- UN News
One of the most enduring mysteries in United Nations history – the 1961 plane crash that killed Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and all on board as he sought to broker peace in the Congo – will linger on, with a new assessment announced on Friday suggesting that “specific and crucial” information continues to be withheld by a handful of Member States.
Empowering Indigenous Communities: A Path to Sustainable and Just Development
- Inter Press Service
COLUMBUS, Ohio, USA, Oct 17 (IPS) - In a world where the fight for land rights often pits the powerful against the marginalized, Indigenous communities stand as resilient defenders of their ancestral lands.
The Growing Gender Gap in Social Protection
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (IPS) - Published ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October, UN Women issued the 2024 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development Report. This is the UN Secretary-General's Report, which is mandated by the Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) of the UN General Assembly, and focuses on macroeconomic policy, sustainable development, financing and poverty eradication.
A Staggering 2.0 Billion Women Live in Poverty With No Access to Social Protection
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) - The growing gender gap between men and women is reflected not only in the world's highest political hierarchies but also in the daily social and economic lives—with most women fighting a losing battle against poverty.
The latest flagship report from UN Women reveals a widening gender gap in social protection -– the raft of policies, including cash benefits, unemployment protection, pensions and healthcare – which leaves women and girls more vulnerable to poverty.
UN chief proposes $3.6 billion budget for 2025, highlighting peace, development and reforms
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday presented a $3.6 billion budget proposal for programmes in 2025, highlighting the Organization’s commitment to peace, sustainable development, and human rights initiatives, while advancing key reforms.
Abortion is a Fundamental Human Rights Issue
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 15 (IPS) - The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or form. It is a fundamental right that every woman must be free to exercise with impunity, in consultation with her doctor only, who acts based on his/her professional ethics and responsibility.
Stigmatization is the Entry Door for Repression and Violence
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct 15 (IPS) - Information manipulation and misinformation are not new phenomena, but they have taken on exaggerated importance, especially with the massive use of social media.
Guterres Congratulates Nihon Hidankyo For Nobel Prize For Efforts To Rid Humanity of Nuclear Weapons
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (IPS) - The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres congratulated grassroots Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo on being awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.
What do Russia and Israel Share in Common?
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (IPS) - Russia is pursuing, during these contemporary times, a new form of economic architecture, non-hegemonic policies and simultaneously portraying its first-class military power in the world. Russia's development paradigm is distinctively different and largely oriented towards Global South.
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