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[ ] The development follows dire assessments from UN aid teams about the cost of “relentless” Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the weekend, resulting in extensive damage and significant casualties, and forcing more people to flee their homes.…

[ ] Tuesday, November 26, 2024 UN News With all eyes on a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, UN humanitarians have condemned the ongoing violence in Lebanon, Gaza, and Israel. Meanwhile, at UN Headquarters in…

[ ] Lillian Mworeko of ICWL with UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, at the launch of the Choice Manifesto. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS by Wambi Michael (mbale, wakiso, kampala, uganda) Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Inter Press Service MBALE, WAKISO, KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov…

[ ] Credit: UNDP Panama Opinion by Michelle Muschett, Flor de Maria Bolanos (new york) Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 26 (IPS) – As the world faces escalating challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and…

[ ] COP 29/CMP 19/CMA 6 closing plenary Credit: Vugar Ibadov/ by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi & baku) Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI & BAKU, Nov 26 (IPS) – The culmination of bitter, difficult, and challenging climate negotiations concluded…

[ ] Ahead of World AIDS Day (1 December), a new report by UNAIDS released its report, Take the rights path to end AIDS. by Ed Holt (bratislava) Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Nov 26 (IPS) – Ahead…

[ ] Their warning comes amid growing international concern about the vulnerability of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities which rely on a stable power grid to maintain critical safety systems. “The latest large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s electricity system has led…

[ ] Briefing Ambassadors on the Security Council, Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, outlined the impact of the conflict, which is now in its second year. “As winter approaches, the horror in Gaza continues…

[ ] Will this free cesarean section policy truly deliver for them? Only time will tell, but much more needs to be done to make it work for all women in Nigeria. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Ifeanyi Nsofor, Thelma C.…

[ ] Maya farmer Leonardo Puc shows an achiote seedling, whose seeds give colour and flavour to a variety of Mexican food recipes, in a cornfield in the municipality of Tadhziú, in the southeastern state of Yucatán. Image: Emilio Godoy…