More action and investment needed in cities to end ‘cascade of challenges’
© UN-Habitat /Julius Mwelu Newly constructed residential flats are built as a rehabilitation settlement to relocate slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya. (file) Monday, October 03,...
UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
UN Photo/Cia Pak Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) briefs reporters on climate change and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. Monday, October 03,...
Haiti: UN supports Government efforts to quell cholera outbreak
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Washing hands helps to prevent the spread of cholera. Monday, October 03, 2022 UN News The UN is supporting efforts by the...
UN Plans a New Mobility Scheme Where Staffers will be Forced to Work Overseas
The United Nations Staff Union is the Labor Union representing New York Secretariat Staff, Locally Recruited Staff in the field, and Staff Members of UN...
Uyghur Violations a Litmus Test for Global Governance & Rules-based International Order
Protesters in Washington, DC, march against the alleged killing of Uyghur Muslims. June 2022. Credit: Unsplash/Kuzzat Altay Opinion by Mandeep S.Tiwana (new york) Monday, October 03,...
The Fatal Attraction of the City
Most cities are not able to meet the triple objective of being economically productive, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable, according to the United Nations findings...
Why The Global South Should Support UN Action on Sri Lanka
A meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Credit: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré Opinion by Meenakshi Ganguly (new delhi) Monday, October 03, 2022 Inter Press...
Population Growth Diversity Continuing in the 21st Century
China, the world’s most populous country is expected to be overtaken by India in 2023. Moreover, by 2060 India’s population is projected to be nearly...
Ideology and Dogma Ensure Policy Disaster
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, October 04, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 04 (IPS) –...
Journalists, Under Threat, Need Safe Refuge Through Special Emergency Visas
A video journalist covers a news event. Credit Unsplash/Jovaughn Stephens Opinion by Gypsy Guillen Kaiser (new york) Tuesday, October 04, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK,...