Global IssuesNews headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 2
Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti
- UN News
Two women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service, known as UNHASsay they have to manage “unknowns” and “dangers and stress” in order to keep aircraft flying.
Bringing the Worlds Food Production in Line with Global Climate Goals
- Inter Press Service
NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, May 14 (IPS) - Food systems—how we grow, transport, prepare, and dispose of the food we eat—are responsible for roughly one-third of all global greenhouse gas emissions. And those gases are changing the climate, which in turn is disrupting the food supply. It would seem to be a classic vicious circle.
Biodiversity Masterplan: Negotiations on Crucial Science, Technology for Implementation Underway
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 13 (IPS) - The triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and waste are escalating. At the current pace, the world is on track to lose one quarter of all plant and animal species by 2030, with one species already dying out every 10 minutes. One million species face extinction. Human activity has already altered three-quarters of the land on Earth and two-thirds of the ocean.
General Assembly Strengthens Palestine’s Status at UN — with New Privileges
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) - The United States and its closest political and military ally, Israel, once again found themselves isolated last week when 143 of the UN’s 193 member states approved a resolution enhancing the role of Palestine providing it with new diplomatic privileges.
And the US, meanwhile, has implicitly threatened to cut off funding -- if and when the UN provides legitimacy to Palestine. But that legitimacy is not likely to be achieved as long the US continues to exercise its veto to deny Palestine the status of a full-fledged UN member state.
UN security staff killed in Gaza; Guterres calls for probe
- UN News
A staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) died and another was injured when their UN vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah, Gaza, on Monday.
Calls for sustained peace efforts in Yemen as cholera outbreak worsens
- UN News
The suffering of civilians in Yemen, a country enduring nearly a decade of conflict, remains severe and is worsened by a growing cholera outbreak, the UN’s top humanitarian official cautioned on Monday.
Nearly 2,000 children killed in Ukraine war: UNICEF
- UN News
Nearly 2,000 children in Ukraine have lost their lives amidst ongoing and escalating war, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing UN-verified data.
Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN underscores $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West Bank
- UN News
Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has crippled humanitarian aid deliveries and is believed to have killed another UN aid worker, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday.
‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
- UN News
Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, a new report by the UN crime and drugs prevention office, UNODC, showed on Monday.
Countless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams
- UN News
Reports have been coming in that a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur has been damaged in a heavy uptick of hostilities, leaving two youngsters dead and fanning renewed famine fears, UN aid teams have said.
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