News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 173
World News in Brief: Solidarity with Ukraine, Haiti earthquake victims remembered, funding for Sudan healthcare
- UN News

The UN’s top aid official has travelled to Ukraine where he’s expressed his solidarity with the country’s people, who continue to come under attack from Russian forces.
Al Jazeera ban must be lifted, rights experts urge Palestinian Authority
- UN News

Top independent human rights experts urged the Palestinian authorities on Monday to end its widely criticized ban on the broadcaster Al Jazeera and ensure that all journalists, local or international, can work freely and safely in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City
- UN News

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end to the war in Gaza to ensure a better future for children there and the entire region.
UN DESA Releases Report on Global Economic Development
- Inter Press Service

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 10 (IPS) - In the past few years, the world economy has made significant strides in mitigating inflation, unemployment, and poverty. Despite this, global growth has yet to regain its pace from before the pandemic. This can be attributed to a host of issues that are plaguing the world, including climate shocks, armed conflicts, and rising geopolitical tensions. These issues have disproportionately adverse effects on developing nations. It is imperative to come up with a solution that advances economic growth for all in order to get back on track with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’
- UN News

Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the social spectrum to come together and forge a new constitution, which must begin with an inclusive “national dialogue”.
Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia attack marks highest civilian casualties in nearly two years
- UN News

Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia city in Ukraine on Wednesday caused the highest number of civilian casualties in a single incident in almost two years, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, has reported.
More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions
- UN News

A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after years of exile”, only to find themselves confronted by desperate conditions, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.
Our Health is at Stake: The Solutions SIDS Need to Fight Climate Change
- Inter Press Service

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 08 (IPS) - Climate change is one of the most serious global threats to the future of the world’s population. Its impact extends far and wide, from the economy to governance to the very health and well-being of society.
‘A Syrian-led future’: Security Council highlights priorities ahead
- UN News

The Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss political and humanitarian developments exactly a month on from the collapse of the Assad regime. The transitional authorities also outlined their vision for the country’s future for the first time in a major international forum.
Rights experts call for immediate release of Abu Zubaydah from Guantánamo
- UN News

UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, known as Abu Zubaydah, who has been detained without charge by US authorities at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility for almost 20 years.

