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$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries
- UN News
A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for millions of the world’s children and youth most in need.
‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers
- UN News
The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left in the hellscape that is Gaza, the UN Secretary-General told a high-level ministerial meeting on Thursday in New York.
Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN
- UN News
The Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen called on Thursday for increased international pressure to dry up sources of funding for Houthi militias and to curb “the flow of Iranian weapons” into his country, which was constantly working to de-escalate tension.
Governments urged to ‘stop gambling with humanity’s future’ and eliminate nuclear weapons
- UN News
World leaders, senior government officials and civil society representatives joined forces at UN Headquarters on Thursday to reaffirm commitment to nuclear disarmament as a global priority.
Abbas dismisses ‘Israeli lies’, tells world leaders entire generations being wiped out in Gaza
- UN News
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stressing that the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland – the land of their ancestors.
Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns refugee agency
- UN News
A new humanitarian crisis is unfolding at Lebanon’s border with Syria as thousands of people flee Israeli shelling linked to the war in Gaza, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, just as Israel premier Benyamin Netanyahu arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly.
Tripling Renewables Powered by State-Owned Power Companies and Utilities
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 25 (IPS) - The climate community, meeting this week once again on the margins of the UN General Assemblyis continuing to explore ways to triple the world's installed renewable generation capacity by 2030a target agreed at last year's COP 28 international climate negotiations. Much of this discussion has been about mobilizing finance and otherwise getting the private sector, with its massive resources and competence, to step up to the challenge … and what government policies and incentives are needed to spur more investment.
The Crucial Connection Between Climate Change and Mental Health
- Inter Press Service
SAINT LUCIA, Sep 25 (IPS) - Climate change is driving a mental health crisis and accelerating eco-anxiety. Dr. Emma Lawrance is leading Climate Cares, Imperial College London, a centre dedicated to research on climate change in mental health. The researcher spoke to IPS about the need to address this growing concern."Young people today are growing up with enormous uncertainty about their future. Climate change is a major driver of that uncertainty, but we weren't talking enough about how the climate crisis impacts mental health," researcher Dr. Emma Lawrance told IPS from her family home in Australia.
The UN Needs a Summit for the Present
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) - The Summit of the Future has now ended, but the real and present world is still on fire.
As the General Assembly, an annual ritual where dozens of heads of state descend on New York, kicks off, key questions about the role and future of the United Nations, a body that was created to maintain international peace and security almost 80 years ago, remain unanswered.
Latest Israel and Lebanon Conflict Signals The Brink of War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 (IPS) - Yesterday, Israel launched a series of bombardments across Southern Lebanon, killing over 500 people and injuring over 1,800, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health. This has been described as the deadliest day for the country since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War. Furthermore, this is only the latest of a series of conflicts between Israel and Lebanon since the eruption of the Israel-Hamas War in October of last year.
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