Global Issues

BELÉM, Brazil, December 12 (IPS) - By any comparison, the statistics for Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) are phenomenal. Read the full story, “Sindh People’s Housing Redefines Post-Disaster Adaptation Success”, on globalissues.org →

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 12 (IPS) - For women in labour across Kenya, reaching a health facility, finding skilled health workers, and affording care can be a matter of life and death. These challenges are not rare, but daily realities for many families. Read the full story, “From Law to Lives Saved: How the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Bill Can Deliver Universal Health Coverage”, on globalissues.org →

In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to still be trapped in El Fasher in the Darfur region, but UN aid agencies believe they may soon get access to the embattled city.Read the full story, “Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher”, on globalissues.org →

The UN Security Council meets at 10 AM in New York to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid intensified fighting and mass displacement. UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix is due to brief on recent peace efforts – including the Washington Accords between the DRC and Rwanda, signed just days before violence surged again, heightening fears of a worsening humanitarian emergency and regional spillover. Follow live below and UN News app users can click here. Find our recent reporting here on the crisis and go here for all our in-depth meeting coverage.Read the full story, “Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate deepening crisis in eastern DR Congo”, on globalissues.org →

After more than two decades working alongside Iraq through war, political upheaval and the fight against ISIL terrorists, the UN Assistance Mission there (UNAMI) ends its mandate on 31 December – a closure its top official describes as “honourable, dignified, and earned”.Read the full story, “UN mission’s exit marks milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict transition”, on globalissues.org →

Pressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions marked by scarcity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday. Read the full story, “UN sounds alarm over rising demands on water resources as scarcity increases”, on globalissues.org →

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed alarm at reports of a so-called “settler road” being built in the occupied West Bank.Read the full story, “Deep concerns for Palestinians amid intense Israeli raids in occupied West Bank”, on globalissues.org →

The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday with Member States adopting 11 resolutions, three decisions and a ministerial declaration aiming to advance solutions for a more resilient planet. Read the full story, “UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi”, on globalissues.org →

Civilians across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing collapsing health services and mass displacement as fighting spreads, undermining recent peace efforts and raising fears of a wider regional crisis.Read the full story, “Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war”, on globalissues.org →

Drums and celebration filled a hall in New Delhi, India, as communities from across the world saw their traditions recognised, from Panama’s Quincha homes built by collective hands, to Yemen’s Hadrami Dan gatherings where poetry and music are created in the moment.Read the full story, “From mud homes to joyful songs: Living heritage on the global stage”, on globalissues.org →