News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 27
South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn against risk of mass violence in Jonglei
- UN News
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sounding the alarm over the threat of escalating violence in Jonglei state which is putting lives at risk and further weakening prospects for peace.
A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem 'set on fire'
- UN News
The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have been set alight deliberately.
‘Cycle of attacks must end’: Lead UN official in Ukraine
- UN News
The senior UN official in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, has issued a condemnation of the massive overnight Russian drone and missile strike on several major Ukrainian cities, killing and injuring civilians, and knocking out energy infrastructure amid sub-zero temperatures.
UN Peacekeepers and Associated Personnel Killed in Malicious Attacks in 2025
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (IPS) - At least 21 United Nations personnel — 12 peacekeeping personnel and nine civilians — were killed in deliberate attacks in 2025, according to the United Nations Staff Union Standing Committee on the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service.
The World’s Ongoing Conflicts Underline Nuclear and Non-Nuclear States
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, January 23 (IPS) - The two current ongoing conflicts, which have claimed the lives of hundreds and thousands of people, are between nuclear and non-nuclear states: Russia vs Ukraine and Israel vs Palestine, while some of the potential nuclear vs non-nuclear conflicts include China vs Taiwan, North Korea vs South Korea and US vs Iran (Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Denmark).
Keeping people warm amid hostilities and harsh winter weather in Ukraine
- UN News
As people in war-torn Ukraine face the coldest winter in more than a decade, authorities and humanitarians are working to help them stay warm, particularly the most vulnerable residents.
UN envoy highlights ‘window to advance peace’ in Colombia
- UN News
The new year provides an opportunity for Colombia to keep advancing towards lasting peace, a decade after a landmark accord that ended more than 50 years of conflict, the UN Special Representative told the Security Council on Friday.
Gaza reconstruction talks must not distract from massive needs, say UN aid agencies
- UN News
Amid reconstruction talks on Gaza linked to President Trump's just-launched Board of Peace, UN aid agencies insisted on Friday that what Gazans need most is immediate relief from the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe there.
Big Nature-Based Finance Turnaround Needed to Restore, Protect Ecosystems
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI & SRINAGAR, India, January 22 (IPS) - The world is pouring trillions of dollars each year into activities that destroy nature while investing only a fraction of that amount in protecting and restoring the ecosystems on which economies depend, according to a new United Nations report released on today (January 22).
World’s Oceans Hit Record Heat in 2025, at Great Economic and Social Costs
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, January 22 (IPS) - In 2025, global ocean temperatures rose to some of the highest levels ever recorded, signaling a continued accumulation of heat within the Earth’s climate system and raising deep concern among climate scientists. The economic toll of ocean-related impacts—including collapsing fisheries, widespread coral reef degradation, and mounting damage to coastal infrastructure—is now estimated to be nearly double the global cost of carbon emissions, placing immense strain on economies and endangering millions of lives.
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