Global Issues

NITERÓI, Brazil, January 9 (IPS) - “We moved from a context of socio-environmental exclusion to one of environmental justice,” said Dionê Castro, coordinator of the Sustainable Oceanic Region Program which led Brazil’s largest nature-based solutions project. Read the full story, “Natural Restoration Recovers Lagoon and Environmental Justice in Brazil: VIDEO”, on globalissues.org →

BULAWAYO, January 9 (IPS) - As they ate catered meals, COP30 negotiators had no appetite for fixing broken food systems, a major source of climate pollution, experts warn. Read the full story, “Excluding Food Systems From Climate Deal Is a Recipe for Disaster”, on globalissues.org →

WASHINGTON, USA, January 9 (IPS) - The Trump Administration’s sweeping executive order to withdraw the United States from dozens of United Nations bodies and international organizations, as well as a treaty ratified by the United States with the advice and consent of the US Senate, is a targeted assault on multilateralism, international law, and global institutions critical to safeguarding human rights, peace, and climate justice. Read the full story, “US Retreat from Multilateral Institutions Undermines Rule Of Law”, on globalissues.org →

Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that the conflict has created the world’s biggest hunger crisis and largest displacement emergency. Every day, civilians have been “paying the price for a war they did not choose”, said UN aid coordination office, OCHA.Read the full story, “Sudan: After 1,000 days of war, millions of civilians still bearing brunt”, on globalissues.org →

UN agencies are supporting efforts on Friday to keep energy services up and running in Ukraine, and families warm amid freezing winter temperatures, following a large-scale overnight attack. Read the full story, “Ukraine: Massive overnight attack leaves millions in the dark”, on globalissues.org →

The UN human rights chief has called for an independent and transparent investigation into reports of deaths and widespread arrests during ongoing nationwide protests in Iran, amid mounting concerns over the use of force by security forces. Read the full story, “Iran: UN human rights chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by protest-related violence”, on globalissues.org →

Despite reductions in the overall number of conflict-related incidents in South Sudan, a rise in abductions and sexual violence is concerning, the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, UNMISS, said on Friday. Read the full story, “South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’”, on globalissues.org →

The UN has raised serious concerns ahead of Uganda’s elections scheduled for 15 January, warning they will take place in an environment marked by widespread repression, intimidation and shrinking civic space.Read the full story, “World News in Brief: Repression in Uganda, fighting in Syria’s Aleppo continues, Gaza and West Bank updates”, on globalissues.org →

The United States’ intention to withdraw from a host of UN bodies announced this week targets programmes and initiatives focusing on a wide range of crucial areas, including the climate crisis, trade, gender and development.Read the full story, “What the US withdrawal from UN bodies could mean for climate, trade and development”, on globalissues.org →

President Donald Trump’s executive order to stop U.S. support for 66 international organizations, including 31 United Nations (UN) groups, has faced strong opposition from these organizations, the global community, humanitarian experts, and climate advocates, who are concerned about the negative effects on global cooperation, sustainable development, and international peace and security. Read the full story, “U.S. Withdrawal From Organizations Triggers Global Alarm”, on globalissues.org →