Rights : UN body criticizes North states' refusal to waive Covid-19 vaccine IPRs (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called on State parties in the North, in particular Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the Unite d States, to waive intellectual property rights (IPRs) on COVID-19 pandemic protections, vaccines, treatments, and healthcare technologies.

UN : Summits & high-level meetings - more promises, less deliveries (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The United Nations will host six "high-level" meetings, including two summits of world leaders - over a shor t span of five consecutive days, beginning September 18.

UN : GA President calls for "human-centered" approach to disarmament (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
The President of the UN General Assembly, Csaba Korosi, struggled to find a reason to celebrate the 13th International Day against Nuclear Tests.

Opinion : UN financing appeal last hope for SDGs and climate? (PRIV)
(IPS, Kuala Lumpur)
The United Nations Secretary-General's Dialogue on Financing for Development on 20 September may well be the world's last chance to save the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and curb global warming in time.

Pakistan : Floods, now torrential monsoon rains leave women in crisis (PRIV)
(IPS, Peshawar)
Torrential monsoon rains have left the people, especially women, in crisis as they are still grappling to recover from last year's floods in Pakistan.