Musicians promote ‘empathy, fraternity, solidarity’ between Israelis and Palestinians — Global Issues

Musicians promote ‘empathy, fraternity, solidarity’ between Israelis and Palestinians — Global Issues

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, appointed by the UN Secretary-General in 2016 as a United Nations Global Advocate for Cultural Understanding, recently played their first concert at UN headquarters in New York, at a special event organized to demonstrate that when people listen to each other, both musically and in other…

Most African Govts (3 in 4) Spend More on Arms, Less on Farms — Global Issues

Most African Govts (3 in 4) Spend More on Arms, Less on Farms — Global Issues

Chronic underinvestment in agriculture is a key cause of the widespread hunger experienced in 2022, according to Oxfam report. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, March 03, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Mar 03 (IPS) – The data is shocking: three-quarters of African Governments have already reduced their agricultural…

Musicians promote ‘empathy, fraternity, solidarity’ between Israelis and Palestinians — Global Issues

Tatmadaw army’s ‘scorched earth’ policy in spotlight — Global Issues

“Continuous” violence, including the killing, arbitrary arrest, torture and enforced disappearance of opponents in Myanmar between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023, have left the country’s people desperate for outside help, OHCHR’s James Rodehaver said, unveiling the Office’s latest report on the crisis. “Despite all the challenges that they…

Musicians promote ‘empathy, fraternity, solidarity’ between Israelis and Palestinians — Global Issues

Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence — Global Issues

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report, Haiti’s criminal markets: mapping trends in firearms and drug trafficking, warns that a recent increase in arms seizures alongside intelligence and law enforcement reporting, suggests trafficking of weapons is on the rise. ‘Volatile situation’ “By providing a rapid assessment of illicit…

Musicians promote ‘empathy, fraternity, solidarity’ between Israelis and Palestinians — Global Issues

Newly announced prison terms in Belarus signal ‘ongoing repression’ — Global Issues

“The prison sentences delivered today in Belarus against four human rights defenders, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, are deeply troubling and indicative of the ongoing repression in the country,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR. UN human rights chief Volker Türk has called…

For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world — Global Issues

For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world — Global Issues

In its latest annual report, the global body dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, also said that women’s participation has never been as diverse as it is in many countries today. The findings are based on data from the 47 countries that held elections last year. These…

New effort needed to restore civilian rule, transition to democracy — Global Issues

New effort needed to restore civilian rule, transition to democracy — Global Issues

During an update to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN rights chief highlighted the death on Tuesday of a 17-year-old demonstrator, shot dead by a police officer in the Sharq Alnil area of Khartoum, “one of 125 people to die since protests began over 16 months ago, one…

Occupation ‘eating away’ at Israeli, Palestinian societies: Türk — Global Issues

Occupation ‘eating away’ at Israeli, Palestinian societies: Türk — Global Issues

“I urge decision-makers and people on all sides to give effect to the recommendations of our reports and to step back from the precipice to which increasing extremism and violence have led,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), after presenting the Council with his latest…