Global Issues

Working to Keep Nᨵat, the Language of the Pipil People, from Vanishing in El Salvador — Global Issues

At the end of their time at the Cuna, they will go to regular school in Spanish, with the risk that they will forget...

We won’t abandon Gazans sheltering in Rafah, says UNRWA — Global Issues

“An Israeli offensive in Rafah would mean more civilian suffering and deaths. The consequences would be devastating for 1.4 million people,” wrote the UN...

Many African Nations Making Progress in the Rule of Law — Global Issues

Do the closures of peacekeeping missions in Africa, such as in Mali, complicate your work? What complicates our work is not the closure or...

Peace or war, midwives keep delivering — Global Issues

This year the vital role of midwives during the ongoing climate crisis is in the spotlight. Every two minutes, a woman or girl dies...

Cracking down on illicit drugs — Global Issues

In this feature, part of a series exploring trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illicit drug trade.According to a new report...

Civil Society Scores LGBTQI+ Rights Victory in Dominica — Global Issues

Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay)Monday, May 06, 2024Inter Press ServiceMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 06 (IPS) - On 22 April, Dominica’s High Court struck...

LDCs Need Concessional Grants, Not Loans, Say Experts — Global Issues

by Rafiqul Islam (dhaka)Monday, May 06, 2024Inter Press ServiceDHAKA, May 06 (IPS) - Olaide Bankole was born and raised in Nigeria, and he observed...

1.8 Million More Palestinians Doomed to Poverty if Gaza War Persists — Global Issues

by Naureen Hossain (united nations)Monday, May 06, 2024Inter Press ServiceUNITED NATIONS, May 06 (IPS) - Nearly seven months into the Gaza war, the UN...

Women in Madagascar too ashamed to seek help giving birth — Global Issues

The predominantly rural region of Androy has been beset by a series of humanitarian crises which have affected the most vulnerable people there, including...

Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights — Global Issues

When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, daily clashes involving Palestinians, Israeli...

Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti — Global Issues

The camps were in the neighbourhoods of Lac Vert and Mugunga, near Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, which has seen a sharp...

UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region — Global Issues

Since fighting erupted last April between rival militaries, Sudan has witnessed shocking levels of violence, plunging the country into a devastating humanitarian and protection...

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