Over 10,000 personnel will have to be sent home across nine missions globally, according to Reuters and AP Read Full Article at RT.com
The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has almost doubled in the past year, with 680,000 now uprooted from their homes, a new UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child Alert report found.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations enter a third week.
The United Nations has condemned a Myanmar airstrike that killed dozens of civilians, including children, calling it part of a “disturbing pattern” of indiscriminate attacks by the country’s military.
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement from US President Donald Trump that Israel and Hamas have “signed off” on the first phase of his 20-point peace plan, following days of intensive indirect negotiations in Egypt.
Public debt levels could outgrow the world economy within five years, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Donald Tusk has recently justified the Nord Stream sabotage, arguing the project should never have been built Read Full Article at RT.com
Bern has tightened asylum seeker rules in response to demands from parliament Read Full Article at RT.com
UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN’s body on climate science, has over the years, repeatedly and steadily reported on the science of global warming leading to the changing climate with visible impacts.
UNITED NATIONS, October 8 (IPS) - In recent years, international climate financing has declined sharply, leaving billions of people in developing nations increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and unable to adapt effectively. With major cuts in foreign aid, these communities are expected to face the brunt of the climate crisis, while wealthier nations continue to reap economic benefits.