UNICEF: Overlapping Climate Hazards Threaten Children’s Quality of Life By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/unicef-overlapping-climate-hazards-threaten-childrens-quality-of-life/ UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 2026 (IPS) - A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights the vast, overlapping climate threats affecting children worldwide, which is leaving them increasingly vulnerable to escalating risks across health, security, and education. The report, Children’s Climate Risk Report, emphasizes that while these risks are most pronounced in heavily vulnerable regions in the Global South—such as South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa—nearly half of the world’s children are exposed to at least three climate hazards, with some exposed to as many as six at once. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. https://data.unicef.org/resources/childrens-climate-risk-report-2026/

Fiscal Reform Needs More Than Strong Finance Ministries By Warren Krafchik and Paolo de Renzio Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/fiscal-reform-needs-more-than-strong-finance-ministries/ Jun 17 2026 (IPS) - In the human body, connective tissue rarely gets the attention given to the heart, lungs or brain. But without it, even the strongest organs cannot function as a system. It binds, supports and connects a healthy body. Fiscal systems work in a similar way. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

New Caledonia’s Election to Set the Stage for New Talks With France on Its Political Future By Catherine Wilson Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/new-caledonias-election-to-set-the-stage-for-new-talks-with-france-on-its-political-future/ SYDNEY, Jun 17 2026 (IPS) - The French overseas territory of New Caledonia in the Pacific will hold elections on 28 June in the wake of the latest agreement on its political status with France being rejected. The representatives elected in the three provincial assemblies and territorial congress will then determine a new round of negotiations as the mission of achieving consensus on New Caledonia’s future continues. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

GLOBAL TAX TREATY: ‘Without Sustained Pressure from Organised Movements, the Political Space to Win Simply Doesn’t Open’ By CIVICUS Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

CIVICUS discusses a proposed United Nations (UN) tax treaty with Jenny Ricks, General Secretary of Fight Inequality Alliance, a global movement that organises to counter the concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a small elite. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/global-tax-treaty-without-sustained-pressure-from-organised-movements-the-political-space-to-win-simply-doesnt-open/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Global Economy Endures War Shock—So Far By Kristalina Georgieva Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/global-economy-endures-war-shock-so-far/ WASHINGTON DC, Jun 17 2026 (IPS) - More than three months into the war in the Middle East, the global economy appears to be holding up. Commodity prices, inflation and expectations for it, and financial conditions have all been impacted—but not yet in ways that signal a global slowdown. And we have seen strong economic momentum in the world’s biggest economies, the United States and China. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Baby puree scare: Police examine possible terror angle after sedatives hospitalize four infants ByAVIHAI CHIIM, EFRAT FORSHER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 17, 2026 14:50 Updated: JUNE 17, 2026 16:45

Baby puree scare: Police examine possible terror angle after sedatives hospitalize four infants The Health Ministry confirmed that laboratory tests found clonazepam and lorazepam in jars of Prinok baby fruit puree sold at two branches of Zol Begadol, a discount supermarket chain in Jerusalem. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-899696 ByAVIHAI CHIIM, EFRAT FORSHER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 17, 2026 14:50 Updated: JUNE 17, 2026 16:45

US-Iran deal gains G7 support as leaders call for Hezbollah disarmament, Lebanon ceasefire ByREUTERS JUNE 17, 2026 11:58 Updated: JUNE 17, 2026 12:22

US-Iran deal gains G7 support as leaders call for Hezbollah disarmament, Lebanon ceasefire A Hezbollah spokesperson told Reuters the terror group believed Iran would not agree to a permanent truce if the Israeli "occupation" did not end. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-899674 ByREUTERS JUNE 17, 2026 11:58 Updated: JUNE 17, 2026 12:22