News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 24
Group of 77 — Representing 134 Nations, Plus China — Protest Funding Cuts for South-South Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, February 3 (IPS) - A sharp cut in funding for “South-South Cooperation” (UNOSSC) has triggered a strong protest from the 134-member Group of 77 (G-77), described as the largest intergovernmental organization of developing countries within the United Nations.
In Washington, Fletcher presses for action as Sudan war grinds on
- UN News
Sudan is now the world’s most severe humanitarian emergency, the UN’s top relief official warned on Tuesday, urging donors and diplomatic partners to act swiftly as the fighting nears a third year with no end in sight.
Rafah reopening offers lifeline for patients, but aid flow still far from enough
- UN News
The partial reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has allowed a small number of people to leave and return to the Strip – including critically ill patients – but the UN has warned that far more is needed for the crossing to function as a genuine humanitarian lifeline.
Renewed calls for two-State solution amid ‘perilously fragile’ conditions for Palestinians
- UN News
The UN committee mandated to promote Palestinian rights opened its 2026 session on Tuesday with renewed calls for a two-State solution, amid a shaky ceasefire in Gaza and continued settler expansion in the West Bank.
Do Resources Define the Parameters of Faith-based Engagement and Diplomacy Today?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, February 2 (IPS) - Several events, meetings, consultations, initiatives, etc. taking place among faith-inspired, ‘faith-based’ and a variety of other similar efforts, over the past year, in the United States especially, concern me.
UN peacekeeping patrols suspended along Lebanon-Israel Blue Line
- UN News
UN peacekeepers temporarily suspended patrols and other activities along parts of the ‘Blue Line’ in southern Lebanon after the Israeli military said it would release what it described as a non-toxic chemical substance near the frontier, the UN said on Monday.
Gaza: Limited Rafah crossing reopening sparks hope – but also ‘massive trepidation’
- UN News
The re-opening of the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday after more than a year is being met with both optimism and fear, a senior official with the UN agency that assists the Palestinian people, UNRWA, has said.
U.S. Exit from Paris Agreement Deepens Climate Vulnerability for the Rest of the World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, January 30 (IPS) - On January 27, the United States officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement, an international treaty adopted in 2015 aiming to reduce global warming and strengthen countries’ resilience to climate impacts. Following a year of regulatory rollbacks and sustained efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle federal climate policy, this move is expected to trigger wide ranging ripple effects—undermining international efforts to curb climate change, accelerating environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, and increasing risks to human health, safety, and long-term development.
Business Growth and Innovation Can Boost India’s Productivity
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, January 30 (IPS) - India’s productivity growth over the past two decades has been impressive, reflecting rapid expansion in high-value services, gradual efficiency-enhancing reforms, and scale advantages from a large domestic market.
The UN is Being Undermined by the Law of the Jungle
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, January 30 (IPS) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was dead on target when he told the Security Council last week that the rule of law worldwide is being replaced by the law of the jungle.“We see flagrant violations of international law and brazen disregard for the UN Charter. From Gaza to Ukraine, and around the world, the rule of law is being treated as an à la carte menu,” he pointed out, as mass killings continue.
Powered by
