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The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine condemned a deadly Russian strike in Kherson on Tuesday morning and underscored the need to protect civilians caught in the war, which is entering its 20th month.

UN humanitarians launched a $426 million appeal for Lebanon on Tuesday to support one million people uprooted by widespread Israeli shelling amid what Israel has described as a "limited, localised and targeted" ground operation into Lebanon, across . ...

ATLANTA, USA, Oct 01 (IPS) - There is no question that Hassan Nasrallah was a powerful orator. He could hold millions of followers in rapt attention--even adoration--through his deep voice, logic, passion, and wit.

NEW YORK, Sep 30 (IPS) - Last week, UN member states adopted the Pact of the Future - and its two annexes: the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration for Future Generations. These action-oriented documents are envisaged to counter emerging ...

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) - While most world leaders who attended the United Nations inaugural Summit of the Future--a two-day high-level event at UN headquarters in New York meant to address the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century ...

LONDON, Sep 30 (IPS) - Georgia's ruling party has put LGBTQI+ people firmly in the firing line ahead of next month's election. On 17 September, parliament gave final approval to a highly discriminatory law that empowers the authorities to censor ...

Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from "becoming mass graves for migrants", two UN agencies warned the Security Council on Monday.

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) - In his first major address at the United Nations, the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, appealed to the international community to engage with a 'new Bangladesh' in the shared efforts ...

LIMA, Sep 27 (IPS) - The struggle for women's right to decide in Latin America and the Caribbean, for their access to legal, safe and free abortion continues in the region, with some countries fully criminalising it, others with severe regulations, . ...

PARIS, Sep 27 (IPS) - In any discussion of world peace and the future of humanity, the issue of nuclear arms must be addressed, and now.