News headlines for “Sustainable Development”, page 25
Humanitarian access to Gaza still insufficient for relief and rebuilding: UN development chief
- UN News
The UN has the funds and capacity to scale up relief and reconstruction operations in Gaza but does not have the necessary access to carry out these vital tasks, Alexander De Croo, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), told journalists on Tuesday.
Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights experts demand accountability
- UN News
The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and credible evidence” of what independent human rights experts describe as a possible global criminal enterprise involving systematic sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls.
Sudan crisis: UN agency launches $1.6 billion appeal to support refugees in seven countries
- UN News
As the war in Sudan approaches a fourth year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 123 partners appealed on Tuesday for $1.6 billion to support millions of people forced to flee the country in pursuit of safety.
Maternal deaths spike during war and instability, new report warns
- UN News
Nearly two thirds of all maternal deaths worldwide occur in countries marked by conflict or fragility, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners.
Four years of war in Ukraine: Childhood has ‘moved underground’, displacement continues – UN humanitarians
- UN News
Civilian suffering shows no sign of letting up in Ukraine as the four-year-mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion nears amid attacks on energy infrastructure, blackouts and freezing temperatures, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
We Must Reject a World Governed by Raw Power
- Inter Press Service
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, February 16 (IPS) - 2026 has begun on a deeply troubling note. International law, long regarded as the backbone of global peace and security, is being challenged in ever more brazen ways. Core principles of sovereignty and restraint are being flagrantly breached.
Regional Trade in Transition: Digitalization, Servicing and De-risking
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, February 16 (IPS) - Trade in the Asia-Pacific region has moved into a new strategic reality. The latest Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Trends (APTIT) highlights that rapid technological change and a strategic reconfiguration of supply chains are reshaping how economies in the region trade and compete.
UN forum calls for overhaul of agrifood systems
- UN News
Rising food prices and declining farm incomes are putting increasing pressure on the global food system, with up to 720 million people facing hunger last year, and billions more struggling to afford healthy diets.
UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as 17 territories remain
- UN News
More than 60 years after the UN launched its formal decolonization drive, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged renewed commitment to completing the unfinished business of ending colonial rule.
Sudan: Thousands cling to a fragile hope in makeshift tents
- UN News
The Tawila camp for internally displaced in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region is home to more than half a million people who live in makeshift huts of sticks, hay and plastic sheeting.
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