Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 25
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.
Wealthy Nations Urged to Curb Climate Finance Debt For Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 8 (IPS) - In recent years, international climate financing has declined sharply, leaving billions of people in developing nations increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and unable to adapt effectively. With major cuts in foreign aid, these communities are expected to face the brunt of the climate crisis, while wealthier nations continue to reap economic benefits.
Two-Thirds of Climate Funding for Global South are Loans as Rich Nations Profiteer from Escalating Climate Crisis
- Inter Press Service
THE HAGUE, Netherlands , October 8 (IPS) - New research by Oxfam and the CARE Climate Justice Centre finds developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than they receive—for every USD 5 they receive, they are paying USD 7 back, and 65 percent of funding is delivered in the form of loans.
Explainer: COP30’s ‘Granary of Solutions’ Will Be Showroom of World’s Best Climate Fixes
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, October 8 (IPS) - Once a year, the COP presidency or the role held by the Minister of Environment from the host government at a Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting, sets out on an ambitious, year-long journey in hopes of delivering the climate deal of a lifetime.
UN chief calls for Israel and Hamas to ‘abide fully’ by terms of US peace plan
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement from US President Donald Trump that Israel and Hamas have “signed off” on the first phase of his 20-point peace plan, following days of intensive indirect negotiations in Egypt.
UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly protests in Madagascar
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations enter a third week.
Haiti: ‘Unprecedented’ number of children on the run
- UN News
The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has almost doubled in the past year, with 680,000 now uprooted from their homes, a new UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child Alert report found.
WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to a lasting peace
- UN News
As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year war continue, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) says rebuilding the devastated health system is critical to securing lasting peace and stability.
Syria’s search for truth is a ‘collective effort’, top UN investigator says
- UN News
Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years under the Assad dictatorship, including during 14 years of civil war which began in 2011.
Peace begins behind bars: A corrections officer’s fight for dignity inside Congo’s prisons
- UN News
The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for building prisons – preferably a woman – to join its mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Would she go?
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