Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 24
In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes
- UN News
Nearly four million people across Africa’s vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile mix of conflict, hunger and climate change, the UN warned on Friday, describing an unfolding protection and survival crisis that is pushing families to flee repeatedly.
Civilians in Ukraine face death and injury amid new attacks
- UN News
At least 214 civilians were killed and almost 1,000 injured in Ukraine last month, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission for the country (HRMMU) said on Friday.
Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave
- UN News
As displaced Gazans jammed the main route leading north on Friday after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas reportedly came into effect, UN aid teams repeated their call to open all crossings into the devastated enclave to prevent famine spreading.
Science Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, October 9 (IPS) - Global biodiversity is disappearing at breakneck speed and, in the process, threatening the future of humanity. The loss is not a future threat but a present crisis that Dr. Luthando Dziba, the new Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), believes can be tackled with science-based policy action.
Civil Society on the Edge
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Colombia, October 9 (IPS) - The collapse of aid architecture is one of the greatest dangers for civic space. This shift is not accidental but systemic, reflecting deliberate policy choices – not only by the US but accelerated by its decisions – that prioritize security agendas over human rights and solidarity.
World News in Brief: Deadly attacks in Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant update, first humanitarian flight for Syrians in Libya
- UN News
More civilians have been killed and injured in Ukraine over the past three days with most casualties recorded in the Kherson, Sumy, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Thursday.
Sudan: El Fasher mosque and hospital attacks leave at least 20 dead
- UN News
At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed this week in attacks targeting a mosque and a hospital in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur state in Sudan.
Gaza deal: UN and humanitarian partners ‘prepared to move – now,’ says Guterres
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Israel and Hamas to “fully abide” by the ceasefire and hostage release deal, calling it a “desperately needed breakthrough” that must mark “the beginning of the end of this devastating war.”
Middle East LIVE: Israel-Hamas deal paves way for ceasefire, hostage release
- UN News
As people celebrated across Gaza and Israel at the news of an agreement that could hasten the end of the two-year war, UN aid teams on Thursday insisted that they were ready to deliver humanitarian relief supplies to the people of the shattered enclave. We'll be covering these developments and more across the UN system today, thanks for joining us. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here.
Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in
- UN News
As Gazans and Israelis celebrated the news that a potential ceasefire deal had been reached between the Hamas political leadership and Israel, UN aid agencies on Thursday underscored their readiness to inundate the famine-hit enclave with relief supplies, while urging the immediate release of all hostages.
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