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  1. Governments Must Ease Pressure on Families to Stop Children Slipping Through the Cracks

    - Inter Press Service

    INNSBRUCK, Austria, Nov 18 (IPS) - From the cost-of-living crisis to the impacts of war, cuts to social protection and even climate change, families worldwide are facing a combination of pressures that test their capacity to cope and care for children.

  2. Human Rights Watch Condemns Israel’s “Deliberate” Military Offensives in Gaza

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (IPS) - A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) postulates that Israeli military practices in the Gaza Strip constitutes as war crimes. Released on November 14, the new report details the scale of destruction in the Gaza Strip over a 13-month period, during which time the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) undertook a campaign to enact "deliberate, controlled demolitions of homes and civilian infrastructure" that were conducted to drive millions of Gazans out of their homes and inflict as much damage as possible.

  3. Peace Talks—Delegates Turn To Climate Summit for Insights Into What Really Makes People Safe

    - Inter Press Service

    BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - At a time when the COP29 summit is primarily focused on climate finance as a tool to cool catastrophically high global temperatures and reverse consequences for all life on earth, delegates—alarmed and concerned by the state of world peace and stability—are seeking ways to enhance safety.

  4. Haiti: Over 20,000 flee as gang violence spurs mass displacement

    - UN News

    Over 20,000 people have fled their homes across Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince in just four days amid escalating gang violence, with more than 17,000 seeking shelter in 15 displacement sites as critical supply chains collapse.

  5. SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Updates on Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine

    - UN News

    The Security Council will be holding three high-stakes high-level meetings today, with the United Kingdom's Foreign Minister David Lammy presiding as Council president for November. Russia vetoed a draft resolution to protect civilians in Sudan this morning, with the 15-member organ be briefed on the situation in war-torn Gaza and convene an afternoon session on the conflict in Ukraine.

  6. Children's Needs Due to Climate Change, Conflict Often Ignored in Negotiations

    - Inter Press Service

    BAKU, Nov 17 (IPS) - As the world grapples with ongoing armed conflicts, from Ukraine to Gaza, advocacy for a more proactive approach to understanding and effectively responding to the needs of children affected by both armed conflict and climate-induced crises is growing.

  7. UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy system

    - UN News

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the latest Russian drone and missile attack against the power grid and critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, his Spokesperson said on Sunday.

  8. Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, Guterres urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges

    - UN News

    The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to bring about peace, climate action, fairer international financial institutions and equitable access to emerging technologies, the UN Secretary-General said on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.

  9. ‘Ending impunity for violations of Palestinians’ rights would strengthen global norms that protect all humanity’

    - Inter Press Service

    Nov 15 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the gender dimensions of genocide in Gaza with Kifaya Khraim, International Advocacy Coordinator at the Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC). Founded in 1991, WCLAC is a feminist organisation that documents Israeli violations against Palestinian women and uses this evidence for international advocacy.

  10. 1,000 days into Ukraine war, winter poses critical challenge to aid effort

    - UN News

    In the nearly 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of civilians have been killed, the country’s energy capacity is on the brink of collapse and drones terrify communities on the frontline, the UN’s top aid official in the country said on Friday

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