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UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) - Along the 180-kilometer-long buffer zone separating the north and south of Cyprus, there is a surprising sign of unity: recycled ammunition boxes no longer hold bullets. They are home to baby birds.

"We havent kidnapped anyone; quite the opposite, we have rescued these children," Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek.

Along buffer zone separating the North and South of Cyprus, there is a surprising sign of unity: recycled ammunition boxes that no longer hold bullets.

On September 19, the sound of bombs reminded the world of a long-forgotten conflict. In the Caucasus, the Azerbaijan’s army was launching a massive attack against a small enclave, Nagorno-Karabakh

General Assembly: 65th plenary meeting, 77th session

West Bank student Sundus Azza scans the news before she heads home, checking for signs that her 30-minute commute could turn into a four-hour-long slog.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains will present the 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy to Ambassador Marja Lehto of Finland and former Ambassador Marie Jacobsson of Sweden for their pivotal roles advancing environmental law and policy to protect the environment in times of armed conflicts […]

Politically, the United Nations has largely been described as a monumental failure ---with little or no progress in resolving some of the world’s past and ongoing military conflicts and civil wars,

The world is becoming increasingly unequal, according to Lula. Immersed in a world of intersecting crises, including COVID-19, security, racism, intolerance, and stable access to food and clean water, more must be done to ensure that inequalities do not continue to grow.

The PKK/YPG terrorist group, an ally of the United States, thrives in practicing abductions and the brainwashing of children to be used in terror attacks...