Category Misc

[ ] This year saw 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes – classified as Category 3 or higher – marking the ninth consecutive above-average season for the Atlantic basin. “Year after year, the climate crisis continues to…

[ ] Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said massive missile and drone attacks on the power network this week have heightened serious concerns about the plight of civilians facing a winter of hardship and misery. Russia launched missile and long-range drone strikes…

[ ] by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, November 29, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 29 (IPS) – The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to deepen as a result of the ongoing Sudanese Civil War. Intensified conflict between the…

[ ] UN data reveals that reports of conflict-related sexual violence increased shockingly by 50 per cent last yearcompared to 2023, and women and girls accounted for 95 per cent of verified cases. These numbers, however, “represent a small fraction…

[ ] Friday, November 29, 2024 UN News As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants, UN humanitarians warned that needs remain “staggering” for devastated communities. The…

[ ] Hon. Ralph Regenvanu Opinion by Ralph Regenvanu (port vila, vanuatu) Friday, November 29, 2024 Inter Press Service PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Nov 29 (IPS) – Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment of the Republic of VanuatuThe climate…

[ ] The Maya Train’s Merida-Teya station, in the southeastern Mexican state of Yucatan. Stations fill up when the train arrives, but remain empty most of the time. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (valladolid, mexico) Friday, November 29,…

[ ] by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, November 29, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 29 (IPS) – John Bolton a former US ambassador to the United Nations (2005-2006) once infamously declared that if the 39-storeyed UN Secretariat building…

[ ] Madiha Abdalla Opinion by Madiha Abdalla (khartoum, sudan) Friday, November 29, 2024 Inter Press Service KHARTOUM, Sudan, Nov 29 (IPS) – On 15 April 2023, the outbreak of war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…

[ ] “If this trend is confirmed, it will be the largest gain in more than 15 years… however, thispositive trend is not shared equally across regions,” said ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo. Speaking in Geneva at the launch of ILO’s…