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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, October 28, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (IPS) – As it continues to leave a mounting trail of death and destruction in Gaza, Israel has come under severe attack from the international community, including the United Nations and its humanitarian agencies, Western allies, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and scores of human …

Since the offensive began earlier this month, hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, with more than 60,000 others displaced again, many fearing they may never return. Civilians are reportedly trapped under rubble, while the sick and wounded lack access to life-saving care. They also face severe shortages of food and shelter, amid reports of …

“What Israeli forces are doing in besieged north Gaza cannot be allowed to continue,” said Joyce Msuya, acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, in a statement posted on the social media platform X. Hospitals have been hit, health workers detained and first responders prevented from rescuing people trapped under the rubble, she noted. “Shelters have been …

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN chief, said in a statement that António Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by the continued escalation across the region. “All acts of escalation are condemnable and must stop,” the statement read. The Secretary-General reiterated his urgent appeal to all parties to cease all military actions, including in Gaza and Lebanon, and to exert maximum efforts …

Solange Knowles (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Gucci) Solange Knowles has opened up about her struggles with multiple autoimmune disorders. Musician Shaun Rosss spoke candidly about his postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) diagnosis as a result of long COVID via an October 14 Instagram post. Knowles, 38, wrote about her own experience with POTS in the comments section. Per …

As COP16 wraps up its global biodiversity meeting in Colombia this week, we are taking you to a frontline in the battle against climate change, where for centuries the Wayúu have navigated challenges in one the world’s most inhospitable environments. When traditional knowledge meets agrobiodiversity, a term for adopting farming practices that conserve and enrich nature while contributing to long-term …

Indigenous women in Cali hold a protest commodificationof their traditional natural products. Majority of the indigenous organizations participants in the COP have been vocal about their opposition to biodiversitycredits, which they think is a false solution to halt biodiversity loss. Credit:Stella Paul/IPS COP16 Logo, installed at the conference venue atCali, Colombia. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS by Stella Paul (cali, columbia) Saturday, October …

Better drawing rights from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could assist with the just transition. Opinion by Kevin P. Gallagher, Abebe Shimeles (boston, usa & cape town, south africa) Friday, October 25, 2024 Inter Press Service BOSTON, USA & CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct 25 (IPS) – At the 2021 UN Climate Summit, Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley called for more …

At the gravesite of the late editor-in-chief of the influential English-language newspaper Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was killed in his car on January 8, 2009, on his way to work in Colombo. Credit: Johan Mikaelsson/IPS by Johan Mikaelsson (colombo) Friday, October 25, 2024 Inter Press Service COLOMBO, Oct 25 (IPS) – Anyone interested in unsolved murders and disappearances will find …

Anne Olhoff, Chief Climate Advisor at UNEP by Umar Manzoor Shah (copenhagen & srinagar) Thursday, October 24, 2024 Inter Press Service COPENHAGEN & SRINAGAR, Oct 24 (IPS) – Anne Olhoff, Chief Climate Advisor at UNEP, underlined the urgent need for accelerated climate action ahead of COP29 in an exclusive interview with IPS. “The next six years are crucial—without accelerated action, we will …