Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 95
UN Ocean Conference Must Inspire Global Ambition
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, May 21 (IPS) - The United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) takes place every three years and in just a few weeks, the international community will gather in Nice, France, at a time when the International Science Council has called for the world to address the new reality of a disrupted Earth system.
Four children dead in ‘horrific’ attack on school bus in Baluchistan: UNICEF
- UN News
An “horrific” attack on a school bus in Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province on Wednesday which left six dead – including four children – has been condemned by the UN children’s agency.
UN alarmed after warning shots fired at foreign diplomats in the West Bank
- UN News
The UN has called for an investigation following reports that Israeli forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Historic shifts offer Syria a path forward
- UN News
After years of stalemate and suffering, Syria is beginning to see renewed international engagement.
Urgent action needed to ‘pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe’
- UN News
Noor, a 16-month-old toddler, is from the Lahj governorate in the southwest corner of Yemen. A UN-partner volunteer diagnosed her with severe malnutrition – and her story became headline news when the UN relief chief recounted it to the Security Council during an impassioned briefing last week.
Scam centres are a ‘human rights crisis’, independent experts warn
- UN News
Southeast Asian nations should do more to protect people from being reeled into scam farms, top independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.
Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave
- UN News
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks’ worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.
Fostering Dialogue for Disarmament Ahead of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (IPS) - The argument for nuclear disarmament is perhaps more relevant than it has been since the end of World War II, especially in a world where there is a growing gulf between nuclear states and between nuclear states and those who don't have the weapons.
‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis
- UN News
Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just as they are at their most vulnerable.
90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome geopolitical rivalries, warning that growing threats are endangering global trade, marine ecosystems and international peace.
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