News headlines for “Arms Trade—a major cause of suffering”

  1. Will Europe Wage Peace?

    - Inter Press Service

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 20 (IPS) - With President Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine war, Europeans are now mainly responsible for prolonging it. Despite lame protestations of peace, Europe seems committed to fighting ‘to the last Ukrainian’.

  2. Health Workers in Conflict Zones Experience an Epidemic of Violence

    - Inter Press Service

    BRATISLAVA, May 19 (IPS) - The international community must take action to uphold international humanitarian law, say healthcare and rights advocates, as attacks on healthcare in war zones reached a record high last year.

  3. Drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan must end: UN expert

    - UN News

    Repeated drone strikes over the past two weeks in Port Sudan have damaged key infrastructure across the crucial Sudanese aid hub, disrupted humanitarian operations, and placed civilians in danger, a UN-appointed human rights expert has warned.

  4. Syrians heading home find few of the basics needed to survive

    - UN News

    Syrians trying to rebuild their lives in their war-torn country urgently need the support of the rest of the world to help them start again, UN aid agencies insist.

  5. UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’

    - UN News

    The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israel’s decision to allow limited aid to cross into Gaza after 11 weeks of complete blockade – but significantly more is needed “starting tomorrow morning”.

  6. Gaza: Israel ‘approaches UN’ to resume limited aid deliveries, says aid agency

    - UN News

    Amid intensifying Israeli bombing and ground operations in Gaza, the UN’s relief coordination agency, OCHA, said on Monday that it was in talks with Israel to re-start deliveries of lifesaving supplies to the stricken enclave.

  7. Civilians killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine: UN rights monitors

    - UN News

    A drone strike in eastern Ukraine on Saturday could possibly be the deadliest in recent weeks, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, has said.

  8. Following COVID-19 Pandemic, Child Wellbeing Rates in Decline

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (IPS) - Due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of children, particularly in some of the world’s wealthiest countries, experienced declines in their overall health and academic performances.

  9. World News in Brief: Russia-Ukraine talks, Sudan exodus worsens, Colombia displacement rises

    - UN News

    The United Nations has welcomed talks between Russia and Ukraine held on Friday in Türkiye.

  10. Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter

    - UN News

    A war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists.

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