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WFP Warnings Become a Reality as Food Insecurity in Haiti on Track to Reach Record Highs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, November 2 (IPS) - Warnings by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) that Haiti’s fragile food security gains could quickly unravel are becoming a reality. New analysis indicates acute hunger in the...

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Flooding and Food Security: The Urgent Need for Research

URBANA, Illinois, US, October 28 (IPS) - Recently, countries around the world, including the United States of America, celebrated the United Nations 2026 World Food Day . This year’s theme, “Innovate Today. Nourish Tomorrow,”...

Fox NewsRight7 days ago

Houthis hold 37 UN food workers as Trump-backed WFP chief inherits humanitarian crises across globe

Luke Lindberg says 37 World Food Programme employees are detained by Houthis in Yemen, with some separated from families for nearly two years.

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World News in Brief: Korea tensions mount, UN demands answers over staff death in Yemen, Guterres in Spain, Nepal alert ahead of COP31

UN Secretary-General António Guterres remains concerned over the situation on the Korean Peninsula, including the potential escalation of tensions across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), his Spokesperson said on Thursday. Read the full...

The GuardianLeft4 days ago

Cryosphere faces permanent damage when world overshoots 1.5C, scientists warn

UN-backed report finds even temporary rises above Paris agreement target could cause harm to glaciers and polar ice sheets Earth’s icy regions face such dangerous melting that global heating should be brought back below 1C after an...

The Epoch TimesRight3 days ago

Albanese Tells World Leaders Democracy Faces Growing Threat After Alleged Attack on MP

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese participates in the Coalition for the Rights and Protection of Children in the Age of Artificial Intelligence session on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York,...

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World News in Brief: Children killed in Myanmar strike, new violence flares in Mozambique, an Internet affordability milestone

A school in Myanmar has been hit in an airstrike, with three children reported killed and five others injured, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF. Read the full story, “World News in Brief: Children killed in Myanmar strike, new...

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Myanmar diplomat breaks down as he urges world to 'end our suffering'

Kyaw Moe Tun - Myanmar's representative to the UN - makes an emotional appeal after saying the international community had failed the country's people.

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World News in Brief: 300,000 displaced in Lebanon, Türk ‘deeply concerned’ over Novaya Gazeta closure, $50 million refugee appeal, World Cities Day

More than 300,000 people displaced since early March remain internally displaced in Lebanon, where the humanitarian crisis is “far from over,” according to the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA). Read the full story, “World News in...

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World News in Brief: 5 children killed in Sudan, Haiti hunger emergency, Yemen war update

At least five children were killed and two others injured in a drone attack on a market in Nyala, in Sudan’s South Darfur state, on Monday, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. Read the full story, “World News in Brief: 5...

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Yemen war: Pregnant women struggle to access life-saving healthcare

Fighting and access restrictions in and around the Yemeni city of Taiz have left more than 13,000 pregnant women without essential ⁠healthcare and are leading to more... Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 are centre.

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Ronaldo's most iconic moments as he retires from international football

As Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football, Guillem Balague looks at why and what is next for the Portugal legend. Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football. Covered by 48 outlets: 12 lean...

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'It would be a scandal': NT government accused of hiding youth prison from UN

Human rights lawyers have condemned the Northern Territory government's decision to lock the United Nations out of Darwin's youth prison and questioned what it is trying to hide.

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Documentary exposing UNRWA corruption, Hamas involvement, screened for United Nations diplomats

“In recent years, the State of Israel has demonstrated that UNRWA has long served as an extended arm of the terrorist organization Hamas,” Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, said.

The New York TimesLeft7 days ago

U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After Fiery Showdown at United Nations

Tensions have risen between the United States and Cuba as the Trump administration tries to force the island’s Communist government to make drastic changes.

South China Morning PostLeans right5 days ago

200 nations at Cop17 commit to biodiversity goals amid missed opportunities

Nearly 200 nations have struck hard-fought agreements at a UN biodiversity summit, but the outcome was accompanied by disappointment over missed opportunities to address humanity’s destructive toll on nature. Delegates cheered on Friday...

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Why are wealthy countries failing developing nations?

"'Ready? Not: Climate impacts will not wait. Adaptation finance must rise." That's the title of a grim report by the United Nations Environment Programme. It says the world isn't adapting quickly enough to keep pace with the growing...

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Fifty Years at the Table: What Small Nations Need from the Next UN Secretary-General

VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 28 (IPS) - On 21 September 1976, less than three months after independence, Seychelles took its seat in the General Assembly of the United Nations. We became the 145th member of the Organisation. For a...

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UN condemns U.S. economic embargo of Cuba though more nations sit out amid Trump push

The U.N. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.

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UN climate talks start in the year of disasters, energy price shocks and fast rising temperatures

New York PostRight8 hours ago

Solar panels, not sirens: how ‘perverse’ climate zealots killed thousands in Nepal

If the UN climate summit wants to honor the dead, it should pay for the flood-warning systems they never got — then get out of the way of Nepal’s growth.

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COP31 explained: What’s at stake at this year’s UN climate summit?

The world has more tools than ever to tackle climate change, yet millions remain unable to benefit from them. As clean energy technologies advance faster than ever, the challenge facing countries at COP31 is no longer just finding...

The GuardianLeft1 day ago

Funding to help poorer countries cope with climate crisis has stalled, says UN

Report reveals financial support promised by rich nations for adaptation measures is well behind the pace that is needed Flows of money to help poor countries cope with the climate crisis have been flat or falling since 2022 , despite...

PhysCenter3 days ago

UN reports warn of large-scale damage to Earth's ice from climate change

Exceeding 1.5C of global warming will have "irreversible" consequences for glaciers, sea ice and the Earth's frozen regions, two U.N. reports warned on Monday, calling for urgent action.

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Six in seven journalist murders go unpunished, UNESCO reports

Global impunity for journalist killings has risen for the first time in more than a decade, while the growing use of drones is an emerging threat for reporters in conflict zones, according to the latest report from UN cultural...

The GuardianLeft5 days ago

‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets

Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progress Calls are growing for major reforms to UN biodiversity summits as countries fail to...

FRANCE 24 EnglishCenter6 days ago

UN nature summit approves two key agreements after marathon negotiations

Almost 200 nations approved two agreements on Friday to halt biodiversity loss by 2030, following almost two weeks of negotiations that ran into extra time on the final day.

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UN experts allege Nicaragua's leaders may have committed crimes against humanity

United Nations human rights experts say Nicaragua’s co-presidents have established a dictatorship and there are “reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed."

Associated PressCenter7 days ago

UN's political mission ends in Somalia with no replacement to handle election dispute

Somalia hails the UN mission's closure as a milestone amid political tensions and cuts to international support. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 are centre.

PhysCenter5 hours ago

Adaptation isn't keeping up with global warming, UN warns

With global warming set to exceed 1.5°C, adaptation finance falls far short of needs, implementation is constrained by institutional barriers, and losses and damages are mounting, according to a new report from the United Nations...