UNRWA at ‘breaking point’ warns agency chief — Global Issues
In a letter addressed to the President of the UN General Assembly, which provides the agency with its mandate, he said the agency’s ability to fulfil that mandate “is now…
Smallholder Farmers Are Key to CGIAR Response to Hunger Crisis — Global Issues
Dr Ismahane Elouafi looks at cassava plantlets “grown in boxes” in a mass propagation facility in IITA, Ibadan. Credit: IITA by Guy Dinmore (bangkok) Monday, February 19, 2024 Inter Press…
UN rights office regrets Venezuela’s decision to suspend operations — Global Issues
Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for OHCHR, said in a statement that the Office regretted the announcement and that it continues to engage with the authorities and other stakeholders. “Our guiding…
‘Force alone is not the answer’ says UN counter-terrorism chief — Global Issues
“Force alone is not the answer,” Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General for the Office of Counter-Terrorism, told ambassadors in the Security Council. “Comprehensive responses, firmly grounded in political strategies, anchored in international…
What Is It Like to Live in Ecuador, One of the Most Violent Countries? — Global Issues
A view of part of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second most populated city and main port, which is now dominated by violence as a hub for shipping drugs out of the country…
Extreme weather puts 90% of country at ‘high risk’ — Global Issues
About 190,000 herder households are struggling with inadequate feed, skyrocketing prices and heightened vulnerabilities, according to the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia. Herding and livestock have traditionally…
Security Council debates Kosovo’s new rules on Serbian currency — Global Issues
The Prime Minister of Kosovo and Serbia’s President joined Council members in a heated discussion centred on new rules, which came into force on 1 February. The Central Bank of…
UN’s political chief warns of escalating toll as third year of war in Ukraine looms — Global Issues
Briefing the Security Council, Political and Peacebuilding Affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors: “We are no closer to the end of this illegal and unjustified war”. “With each passing day,…
Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers — Global Issues
Drought is ravaging communities in Afar, Amhara, Tigray and Oromia, as well as the Southern and South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region. Severe water shortages, dried pastures and reduced harvests are…
How Soil Microbes Could save the World — Global Issues
Five-month old cassava plants growing in the greenhouse of Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Credit: Rene Geurts/ENSA Opinion by Rene Geurts (wageningen, netherlands) Thursday, February 01, 2024 Inter Press Service WAGENINGEN,…