The consequences of the investigation into the 12 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) staffers allegedly linked to the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel have led to major donor countries pulling their support from the UN agency. However, the agency has
Author: Naureen Hossain, IPS
Gaza health workers struggling to save injured without medical supplies
Gaza’s healthcare system is “on its knees” as ongoing hostilities force hospitals to operate beyond their capacity and displace their healthcare workers, according to a WHO expert. On Wednesday, WHO Health Emergency Officer Sean Casey spoke with reporters in New York on the healthcare crisis in Gaza. Following a five-week visit
Solutions to child poverty must reach the most vulnerable communities
Child poverty persists even in some of the world’s richest countries, new findings from a UNICEF report reveals. UNICEF’s Office of Global Insight and Policy’s latest report details the prevalence of child poverty in 39 EU and OECD countries. It reveals the extent of child poverty in these countries and how
I Want to Live On: Documentary premiere on Kazakhstan nuclear test survivors
UN warns of socioeconomic impacts of Israel-Hamas war
One month into the war in Gaza, Palestine has already seen major setbacks in development that will have severe ramifications for the people of Palestine that will impact any future efforts toward its economic recovery. A new report from UNDP and the UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA)
UN report offers solutions for decarbonization of buildings, construction sector
The building sector may be overdue for a significant overhaul of the processes in which infrastructure is built to be more environmentally conscious and reduce carbon emissions, a new UN report reveals. On September 12, 2023, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture (Yale
BRAC resets program aimed at empowering adolescent girls in Africa
BRAC’s Empowerment and Livelihood Program (ELA) has benefitted tens of thousands of girls, and its recently released report shows an organization willing to adapt to the circumstances to continue to ensure adolescent girls and young women receive meaningful sexual and reproductive health rights support. The report titled Adolescent Empowerment at a
UN agencies call to commit to transforming education in crises
Refugee youth advocate, Mary Maker, called on UN member states to honor their commitments to transform education from the foundation up to the top, starting with those living in the direst and fraught circumstances. Maker, a South Sudanese refugee who fled her country and found hope while attending a school in
50 years of BRAC: A case for social development founded by the Global South
As part of the 2022 United Nations High-Level Political Forum, BRAC, with the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations, and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations, hosted a side event this week to discuss development opportunities led by the Global South. The