News headlines for “Sustainable Development”
UN Human Rights Office Launches USD 400 million Appeal to Address Global Human Rights Needs
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, February 6 (IPS) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has launched a USD 400 million funding appeal for 2026 to address global human rights needs, warning that with mounting crises, the world cannot afford a human rights system in crisis.
UN Security Council: Reform or Irrelevance
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 6 (IPS) - In early January, an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Venezuela followed a familiar path of paralysis. Members clashed over the US government’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro, with many warning it set a dangerous precedent, but no resolution came.
Is the US Planning to Throw a Lifeline to a Sinking UN?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, February 6 (IPS) - The current UN financial crisis, described as the worst in the 80-year-old history of the world body, triggers the question: is the US using its financial clout defaulting in its arrears and its assessed contributions to precipitate the collapse of the UN?
Pakistan: Guterres condemns deadly suicide bombing at Islamabad mosque
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday strongly condemned an attack on worshippers at a mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, after an explosion during prayers reportedly killed dozens and injured many more.
Nuclear disarmament at breaking point as mistrust grows – but hope remains
- UN News
The global system governing nuclear disarmament is facing its most serious crisis in decades, driven by growing mistrust among major powers and the steady erosion of arms control agreements, a senior disarmament expert has warned.
Ukraine war keeps nuclear safety on a knife-edge, UN watchdog warns
- UN News
Attacks on Ukraine’s power system highlight how the ongoing war threatens the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Friday.
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the United States.
To Fix the Rupture, Trade is not Enough
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, February 5 (IPS) - Will trade be enough to navigate the current waves of chaos and disorder that are underpinning the ongoing rifts among competing powerful and hegemon nations and the rest?
UN Police ‘indispensable’ to fulfilling peacekeeping mandates, Security Council hears
- UN News
The head of UN Peacekeeping on Thursday called for greater support for international police officers deployed to field missions at a time when financial resources are dwindling and multilateralism is waning.
Chad: Africa’s refugee haven struggles with its own stark challenges
- UN News
Amid the ongoing war in Sudan, Chad, the country receiving the most refugees in Central Africa, saw slight improvements in its humanitarian situation last year, but as one of the most vulnerable nations on the African continent, it is still struggling to support four million people in need.
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