Category Misc

[ ] In Somalia, water infrastructure projects are building climate resilience and reducing emissions by using solar panels to provide energy. A new report calls for recognizing and establishing a nexus between the water, energy and food sectors in the…

[ ] More than 60 per cent of these killings occurred in countries experiencing conflict – the highest percentage in over a decade. “Reliable information is vital in conflict situations to help affected populations and to enlighten the world,” said…

[ ] Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, painted a grim picture of escalating human rights abuses, diminishing freedoms and growing humanitarian challenges. “It is now approaching nearly 1,200 days…

[ ] In a note to correspondents issued on Thursday, António Guterres said he was “deeply concerned by the recent and extensive violations of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Airstrikes, incursions Since the de facto authorities of the HTS armed…

[ ] However, according to a core Security Council resolution on Syria adopted at the height of the civil conflict, HTS is regarded as a terrorist group. Resolution 2254, which was adopted unanimously by the Council in 2015, calls on…

[ ] The situation is especially dire in North Gaza governorate, which has been under siege for more than two months, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during his daily briefing from New York. Access to basic services has also been…

[ ] Opinion by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, December 12, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (IPS) – On December 9, a wave of bombardments hit a market district in Sudan, killing at least 127 people. Over eight…

[ ] The Nobel Peace Prize Forum with leading experts on global nuclear politics, including three former Nobel laureates, convened to discuss the continued risk of nuclear weapons. Credit: Soka Gakkai mInternational. by Naureen Hossain (united nations & oslo) Thursday, December…

[ ] Félix Morfis, next to photovoltaic panels installed on his house in Regla municipality, Havana. Credit: Jorge Luis Baños /IPS by Dariel Pradas (havana) Thursday, December 12, 2024 Inter Press Service HAVANA, Dec 12 (IPS) – With Decree 110, published…

[ ] by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, December 12, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (IPS) – When some of the leaders in the Middle East and Asia are dethroned and driven into exile, the cynics jokingly ask:…