As the number of missing Mexicans surges, López Obrador seeks a recount

As the number of missing Mexicans surges, López Obrador seeks a recount

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Comment on this storyComment MEXICO CITY — A year ago, Mexico reached a horrifying milestone: 100,000 people were missing, according to an official tally — a stark symbol of the violence that has racked the country since the government declared war on drug traffickers in 2006. Now, President Andrés Manuel…

Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence — Global Issues

Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence — Global Issues

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When the parents of an injured five-year-old boy told Dr. Fai’zah A. Salim that he fell off a ladder, she was not convinced and suspected otherwise. Trained by UNFPA in the Central Sulawesi capital city of Palu to identify both physical and psychological signs of domestic violence, she referred the…

With Prigozhin Presumed Dead, What Happens to the Wagner Group Now?

With Prigozhin Presumed Dead, What Happens to the Wagner Group Now?

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CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — The news was perhaps as unsurprising as it was shocking: Russian officials say that a plane that crashed northwest of Moscow on Wednesday had on board Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. Of the reported seven passengers and three crew members, there…

Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence — Global Issues

New global fund ‘welcome boost’ to safeguarding biodiversity — Global Issues

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The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, launched at the Global Environmental Facility Assembly in Vancouver, Canada, will support the implementation of the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and guide nature towards recovery by 2050. Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, emphasized…

Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence — Global Issues

Da’esh and affiliates still a threat in conflict zones, UN counter-terrorism officials report — Global Issues

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Ambassadors were briefed by two senior UN counter-terrorism officials who presented the Secretary-General’s latest report on the group, also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which showed that the threat in non-conflict areas remains low. “This analytical distinction can obscure what is the complex, context-…

Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence — Global Issues

Dialogue ‘only way forward’, UN official says in wake of latest launch — Global Issues

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“I emphasize the importance of re-establishing communication channels, particularly between military entities,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, briefing ambassadors at the Security Council. “Exercising maximum restraints is critical to avoid unintended escalation. Diplomacy and dialogue – not isolation – is the only…

Indonesian doctors act on tell-tale signs of family violence — Global Issues

109-year-old Tulsa Massacre survivor reflects on legacy of slavery in UN visit — Global Issues

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Together with her grandson, Ike Howard, the 109-year-old Ms. Fletcher came to UN Headquarters this week to commemorate the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Standing in front of the Ark of Return monument, Ms. Fletcher and Mr….