Health, Nutrition & Heroes in Rural Afghanistan — Global Issues

Health, Nutrition & Heroes in Rural Afghanistan — Global Issues

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A doctor prescribes medicine for mothers and children during a UNICEF-supported mobile health and nutrition team visit. Credit: Karim / UNICEF Opinion by James Elder (kabul, afghanistan) Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Inter Press Service KABUL, Afghanistan, Jul 26 (IPS) – The needs of Afghanistan’s children and families are immense. So are…

Biodigesters Light Up Clean Energy Stoves in Rural El Salvador — Global Issues

Biodigesters Light Up Clean Energy Stoves in Rural El Salvador — Global Issues

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Marisol and Misael Menjívar pose next to the biodigester installed in March in the backyard of their home in El Corozal, a rural settlement located near Suchitoto in central El Salvador. With a biotoilet and stove, the couple produces biogas for cooking from feces, which saves them money. The biotoilet…

A War That Could Have Been Averted — Global Issues

High stakes UN operation underway to avert catastrophic oil spill — Global Issues

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The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels out of the rusting vessel, the Safer, which was abandoned over eight years ago, to a nearby replacement vessel. Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN has taken on the delicate operation as a spill would spell environmental catastrophe for the…

A War That Could Have Been Averted — Global Issues

‘Disaster emergency’ in Asia-Pacific, warns ESCAP — Global Issues

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According to a new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in 2022 alone, over 140 disasters struck the region, leading to over 7,500 deaths. They impacted 64 million people, and caused economic damage estimated at $57 billion. Under a 2°C warming scenario,…

A War That Could Have Been Averted — Global Issues

‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy — Global Issues

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In his first briefing to the Security Council since being appointed to the position, Leonardo Santos Simaõ recalled elections in Benin, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. He said they had “marked important steps towards democratic consolidation, offering opportunities for citizens to choose their leaders and representatives at…

A War That Could Have Been Averted — Global Issues

Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO — Global Issues

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Those were some of the takeaways from a high-level special event held on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment on Africa’s food sovereignty and resilience, organized by the Interdepartmental Task Force on African Affairs (IDTFAA). Representatives from governments, the UN, the African Union and others,…

UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings — Global Issues

UN rights chief upholds need for justice one year after POW killings — Global Issues

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The “tragic killing” at the penal colony at Olenivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, under temporary Russian military control, occurred overnight on 28 July 2022. Many of the POWs were Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered at the stricken Azovstal steel plant in the city of Mariupol. Appeal for justice…

The Hunt for Spies Inside the U.S. is Harder than you Think

The Hunt for Spies Inside the U.S. is Harder than you Think

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EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+MEMBER INTERVIEW — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says there is “no such thing as an overseas police station” but U.S. counterintelligence officials beg to differ. U.S. officials say that Chinese offices being set up across major American cities – allegedly used to spy, harass, and threaten – are…