Global Issues

UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (IPS) - As military fighting breaks out across the Middle East with increasing frequency and intensity, the United Nations promises to ramp up its humanitarian response on the ground. Read the full story, “UN: Amid Security Risks in Middle East, Humanitarian Work is Underway”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (IPS) - Earlier this week World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that the weakening conditions of La Niña conditions are beginning to fade, with climate conditions transitioning toward ENSO-neutral —a phase in which neither El Niño nor La Niña is present and oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific remain near average. The agency noted that this shift could lead to the development of El Niño later in the year, a pattern typically associated with rising global temperatures and an increased risk of extreme weather events worldwide. Read the full story, “As La Niña Fades, WMO Experts Warn That El Niño Could Set New Global Heat Records”, on globalissues.org →

TOKYO, Japan, March 6 (IPS) - From the beginning, this project was a collaboration between student teams in Japan and Korea. Although we live in different countries, we shared one common question: How can young people reduce waste while supporting families facing food insecurities? Read the full story, “Turning Waste into Hope: A Youth-Led Model for Sustainable Change”, on globalissues.org →

MIYAGI PREFECTURE, Japan, March 6 (IPS) - I recently came across a statistic that stopped me in my tracks. Read the full story, “From Truancy to Belonging: Why Safe Spaces Matter for Youth Well-Being”, on globalissues.org →

TOKYO, Japan, March 6 (IPS) - Around the world, conflicts often begin not with violence, but with assumptions. When people judge others before understanding them, labels replace dialogue—and division replaces trust. For young people growing up in an increasingly polarized world, learning to listen may be one of the most powerful tools for peace. Read the full story, “Before We Label Others: Why Listening Is the First Step Toward Peace”, on globalissues.org →

NEW YORK, March 6 (IPS) - In recent months, the language surrounding the escalating confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran has taken on a tone that should trouble anyone concerned with global peace. Read the full story, “Heralding an Era of Religious Wars”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (IPS) - As artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to dominate every aspect of human lives – including political, economic, social and cultural – there is also the danger of the potential militarization of AI. Read the full story, “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Decision-Making”, on globalissues.org →

The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and displacement in the region and far beyond, UN agencies said on Friday.Read the full story, “On day seven of Middle East war, no let-up in suffering”, on globalissues.org →

Women held 27.5 per cent of parliamentary seats worldwide as the year began –a 0.3 per cent increase from 2025, marking the slowest growth in nearly a decade, according to a new report from the UN-backed Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Read the full story, “Women’s representation in parliament sees sluggish gains”, on globalissues.org →

Women have never been closer to equality and never closer to losing it, according to UN Women ahead of the start of the world’s largest gender equality gathering.Read the full story, “Justice takes centre stage: UN welcomes world’s largest women’s rights event”, on globalissues.org →