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As the Syrian war has driven poverty and hunger to levels higher than at any previous point, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Friday that he would continue to focus on engaging the parties to bring an end to the protracted conflict.  Read the full story, “‘Hot conflict’ pushes 12 million Syrians […]

Perpetrators responsible for recent escalating violence in Unity state, South Sudan, must be held accountable, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, said in a statement on Friday.  Read the full story, “South Sudan: UN Mission to step up patrols following rising violence in Unity state”, on globalissues.org →

Sri Lanka has taken steps towards legal, institutional and security sector reforms, but more action is still needed, according to a report issued on Friday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which examines developments over the past year.  Read the full story, “Sri Lanka: UN rights chief welcomes reform but concerns remain”, on globalissues.org […]

Amid reported deadly missile attacks from Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev and other cities, terrified families have been forced to seek shelter underground, the UN said on Friday, adding that at least 100,000 people have likely been displaced by the violence.  Read the full story, “Ukraine crisis: Terrified families seek shelter underground in capital”, […]

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – As a new political twist to an old saying goes: the dogs bark but the military caravan moves on. Despite ominous warnings from an overwhelming majority of member states both in the General Assembly and the Security Council— against a military attack on Ukraine —Russian President Vladimir Putin stood […]

LONDON, Feb 25 (IPS) – It is now clear diplomacy matters little to Vladimir Putin. Despite the efforts of a string of presidents and prime ministers to prevent conflict, on 24 February, Putin started the war he’d been itching for. Read the full story, “Firm, Unified Response Needed to Russias Aggression”, on globalissues.org →

Norah Magero, a Mechanical Engineer and Renewable Energy Expert from Kenya, is helping communities adapt to the changing climate, in the face of gender discrimination. Read the full story, “Women building a sustainable future: the Kenyan engineer fighting for equality”, on globalissues.org →

France has violated the rights of French children detained for years in camps in northeast Syria by failing to repatriate them, the UN Child Rights Committee said in findings issued on Thursday.  Read the full story, “France violated rights of French children detained in Syrian camps”, on globalissues.org →

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 24 (IPS) – “Woman, poor, black and illiterate” – most domestic workers suffer quadruple discrimination in Brazil, which made them more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic, says one of their leaders, Gloria Rejane Santos. Read the full story, “Pandemic Hit Domestic Workers Especially Hard in Brazil”, on globalissues.org →

The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since nationwide campaigns resumed last November.  Read the full story, “UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan”, on globalissues.org →

Lucknow, Feb 24 (IPS) – More and more women from different walks of life and corners of the world are raising their voices against the treatment of minorities in India today. Read the full story, “Womens Voices Raised Against Hate in India”, on globalissues.org →

AMMAN, Jordan, Feb 24 (IPS) – Killing terrorist organisations’ leaders is no effective way of fighting terrorism — as it’s political and economic crises on which terrorism feeds. Read the full story, “Decapitating Terrorist Organisations Won’t End Terror”, on globalissues.org →