Global Issues News Headlines for “Sustainable Development”

World News in Brief: Iran nuclear inspections, deadly church attack in Jordan, El Fasher – one year on

2026-10-23T05:00:00-07:00

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, called on Friday for a swift return of inspectors to Iran, warning of growing fragility in the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.

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Blood brothers: WHO chief joins ENHYPEN to celebrate drive success

2026-10-23T05:00:00-07:00

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is a self-confessed fan of K-pop sensation ENHYPEN and this week, he got the chance to tell them so in person.

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Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks

2026-10-23T05:00:00-07:00

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month, which killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October alone.

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West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack

2026-10-23T05:00:00-07:00

The UN said on Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, as Israel moved to seal off the territory following a deadly attack on its soldiers in Hebron.

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Soil mapping aims to boost agricultural production in Kenya

2026-10-23T05:00:00-07:00

A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.

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Were Half of Venezuela’s Oil Revenues Really Stolen? — Part II

2026-10-23T04:58:29-07:00

DENVER, Colorado, USA, October 23 (IPS) - So, if Venezuela claims to be importing from the rest of the world roughly as much as it was exporting during those years, and the rest of the world confirms Venezuela’s story, then where could those additional $11 billion that presumably ended up in the bank accounts of Maduro’s cronies be?

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The Eradication of Extreme Poverty by 2030: a Key UN goal will be a Missed Target

2026-10-23T04:49:01-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, October 23 (IPS) - The international day for the eradication of poverty, commemorated last week, was a grim reminder that the UN will not achieve its highly-ambitious target of helping eradicate extreme poverty—“in all its forms”– by 2030.

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Mothers get nearly eight times more paid leave than fathers – and women pay the price

2026-10-22T05:00:00-07:00

Mothers around the world get nearly eight times as much paid leave as fathers, leaving women to shoulder most of the care burden – at a cost to families, children and economies, according to new UN data published on Thursday.

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World News in Brief: Russian attacks intensify, UN team tours West Bank, ‘unlawful’ elderly deaths

2026-10-22T05:00:00-07:00

Long-range Russian attacks across Ukraine are intensifying, including in Kyiv, causing at least 14 civilian deaths and 78 injuries overnight into Thursday, as UN agencies continue to provide aid.

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DR Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands

2026-10-22T05:00:00-07:00

As the deadly Ebola disease outbreak reached an eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), investigators pursued all leads on Thursday to assess the risk of the disease spreading in Nigeria.

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