News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 39
Rescued from Fire: the World in 2025
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, December 22 (IPS) - Our traditional “year-ender” usually kicks off with a grim litany of world disasters and crises over the past 12 months, highlights IPS partners and contributors and culminates in a more positive-sounding finale. This time I’d like to begin on a more personal note intended also as a metaphor.
UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier phase as fighting spreads in Kordofan
- UN News
The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan region, mounting civilian casualties from drone strikes and growing risks of regional spillover push the conflict toward the 1,000-day mark.
LIVE: Security Council meets on escalating violence in Sudan
- UN News
Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, where intensified fighting – including in the Kordofan region – has driven widespread civilian harm and displacement. The region has seen a sharp escalation, including a deadly drone attack on a UN peacekeeping base that killed six Bangladeshi peacekeepers. The meeting was requested by Sudan and Transitional Prime Minister, Kamil Eltayeb Idris, is expected to attend. Follow live below and UN News app users can click here.
How the Environment Affects Us
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, December 19 (IPS) - Today, society is rightly concerned about the rising prevalence of autism among children worldwide; affecting up to 1% of children, it has a profound impact on families. Neuroinflammation and environmental origins are increasingly implicated. But what causes them?
Is the UN Ready for a Non-Renewable 7-YearTerm for the Secretary-General?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, December 19 (IPS) - A long-standing proposal going back to 1996—to establish a single non-renewable seven-year term for the Secretary-General of the United Nations– has been resurrected by former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Security Council hears of fading election prospects in Libya
- UN News
The path to long-awaited elections in Libya is paved with complications but they can be overcome, the UN Special Representative for the country said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council.
World News in Brief: UN staff detentions in Yemen, peacekeepers killed in Sudan sent home, attacks in Ukraine
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned the arbitrary detention of ten more UN personnel by Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, warning that the growing crackdown is crippling humanitarian operations and putting millions of lives at risk.
Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east
- UN News
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the country’s east intensified amid renewed offensives by the M23 rebel group.
UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest
- UN News
The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year.
South Sudan: UN Mission condemns killing of a staff member in Wau, calls for a swift investigation
- UN News
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) called on Friday for an investigation into the killing of one of its staff members in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal state.
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