Deadly mosque explosion ‘another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan’ — Global Issues

Deadly mosque explosion ‘another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The blast at the Khalifa Sahib mosque, located in the Darulaman area in the west of the city, is the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in the capital and provinces.  The explosion tore through the mosque, damaging the roof, which caved in on worshippers, the UN…

Deadly mosque explosion ‘another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan’ — Global Issues

Digital tech investment, critical to workforce in least-developed nations — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

That’s according to the report Present and future of work in the Least Developed Countries, published on Friday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).  Economic and social progress in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have been slowed by the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic, climate change and the continuing energy and…

Deadly mosque explosion ‘another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan’ — Global Issues

Consign chemical weapons to ‘pages of history’, urges disarmament chief — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement hailing the “powerful testament” that the convention represents, as a successful example of multilateralism, and the security that it can provide.  “We cannot allow an erosion of this essential pillar of the disarmament and non-proliferation regime,” he said.  “There can be no justification for…

Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words — Global Issues

Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

To date, 19 countries have already ratified the treaty. However, this number remains far short of the 55 AU member states and excludes some of the region’s power houses such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS Opinion by Johnpaul Omollo, Taonga Chilalika (nairobi/johannesburg) Friday, April 29,…

Deadly mosque explosion ‘another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan’ — Global Issues

Deaths at sea on migrant routes to Europe almost double, year on year — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Of the 2021 total, 1,924 people were reported to have died or gone missing on the Central and Western Mediterranean routes, while an additional 1,153 perished or went missing on the Northwest African maritime route to the Canary Islands, according to UNHCR’s newly published report: Protection, saving lives, & solutions…

Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation — Global Issues

Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Rural women are often targeted by human traffickers and taken across borders in Africa and forced to become sex workers. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Friday, April 29, 2022 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Apr 29 (IPS) – Desperate to escape the rural area where she was engaged in the…

Deadly mosque explosion ‘another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan’ — Global Issues

Extreme heat impacting millions across India and Pakistan — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The extreme heat is impacting hundreds of millions of people in one of the most densely populated parts of the world, threatening to damage whole ecosystems. Working closely with health and disaster management agencies, the national meteorological and hydrological departments in both countries, plan to roll out heat health action…

Government Ministries Must Collaborate to End Teenage Pregnancy Crisis in Kenya — Global Issues

Government Ministries Must Collaborate to End Teenage Pregnancy Crisis in Kenya — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Credit: Michael Duff/UNFPA Opinion by Stephanie Musho Friday, April 29, 2022 Inter Press Service Apr 29 (IPS) – The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently reported there were 45,754 cases of adolescent pregnancies between January and February this year – that translates to 700 cases a day. Of the total number, at…