A Nuclear North Korea Presents Opportunity for Global Leadership in a Complicated World

A Nuclear North Korea Presents Opportunity for Global Leadership in a Complicated World

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OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — This is the twentieth anniversary of the Six Party Talks, established in 2003, to resolve the nuclear issue with North Korea.  It’s an auspicious time for China, the host of the Talks, to put aside tension with the U.S. and encourage North Korea to return…

Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum — Global Issues

Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Echoing his remarks with French President Emmanuel Macron looking on, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, stressed the “heart-breaking” plight of children in the territory, whom he saw last week “pleading for a piece of bread and a sip of water”. Mass displacement has…

Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum — Global Issues

$20 million appeal to support Palestine labour market — Global Issues

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The funding appeal – launched on Thursday in Geneva – will be used to implement a three-phase programme to provide immediate relief and support longer-term job and business recovery, as well as social protection. “The hostilities have resulted in – and continue to cause – both a tragic loss of…

Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum — Global Issues

‘Outrage’ over Black Sea attack, funding pledge to alleviate El Niño, breast cancer alert — Global Issues

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Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown said in a statement that Wednesday’s attack came on the heels of a series of assaults that killed and inured civilians, destroyed grain supplies and damaged the historic Fine Arts Museum in the Ukrainian port city. “I share my condolences with the family of the killed…

Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum — Global Issues

Arms Suppliers to Israel & Hamas Should Face War Crime ChargesBut Will They? — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, November 09, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 09 (IPS) – The killings of thousands of civilians in the ongoing Middle East conflict are largely the result of an uneven battle—a nuclear-armed Israel, equipped with some of the most sophisticated American weapons systems, fighting…

Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum — Global Issues

Why Demography is Key to Unlocking a Sustainable Future for Asia & the Pacific — Global Issues

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Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Natalia Kanem 2 (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, November 08, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 08 (IPS) – Asia and the Pacific is an economic powerhouse, fuelled by its vibrant and diverse population. Comprising 60 per cent of the world’s population, this region is bursting with…

Fast-Track Climate Resilience Building of Small and Vulnerable Nations Ahead of COP28 — Global Issues

Fast-Track Climate Resilience Building of Small and Vulnerable Nations Ahead of COP28 — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Coastal protection at Anse Kerlan Beach in the Seychelles where residents often take the initiative to protect their properties from the impact of climate-change-induced environmental changes. The Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub assists small island states, among others, with climate finance and technical assistance. Credit: Kadir van Lohuizen/NOOR/UNEP by Joyce…

Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum — Global Issues

One in three nonmelanoma skin cancer deaths linked to working outdoors — Global Issues

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Nonmelanoma skin cancer refers to a group of cancers that develop in the upper layers of the skin. The two main subtypes of this cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The research highlights the alarming burden caused by the disease through occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation…