UN rights chief appeals for Israelis and Palestinians to end ‘illogic of escalation’ — Global Issues

UN rights chief appeals for Israelis and Palestinians to end ‘illogic of escalation’ — Global Issues

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“Rather than doubling down on failed approaches of violence and coercion that have singularly failed in the past, I urge everyone involved to step out of the illogic of escalation that has only ended in dead bodies, shattered lives and utter despair,” he said in a statement.   Record killings…

UN rights chief appeals for Israelis and Palestinians to end ‘illogic of escalation’ — Global Issues

WHO launches bid to tackle inequalities behind global breast cancer threat — Global Issues

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Each year, more than 2.3 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the most common cancer in the world affecting all adults, according to WHO. Although a limited number of high-income countries have been able to reduce breast cancer mortality by 40 per cent since 1990, for women…

UN rights chief appeals for Israelis and Palestinians to end ‘illogic of escalation’ — Global Issues

UN child rights committee lauds Swiss asylum offer to Kurdish family — Global Issues

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“We welcome the timely action taken by Switzerland to suspend the children’s return to Bulgaria, in compliance with the Committee’s request for interim measures,” said Ann Skelton, a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). “We also welcome the decision to reassess these children’s situation and…

Downward slide in global food prices continues: FAO — Global Issues

Downward slide in global food prices continues: FAO — Global Issues

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Price indices for vegetable oils, dairy and sugar drove the January decline, the UN food agency said, issuing two new reports on food production expectations. The FAO food price indexfell 17.9 per cent below its all-time peak, reached in March 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The downward pricing…

Build ‘alliance of peace’ on International Day of Human Fraternity — Global Issues

Build ‘alliance of peace’ on International Day of Human Fraternity — Global Issues

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The International Day of Human Fraternity celebrates the values that “are the glue that hold our human family together” – compassion, religious understanding, and mutual respect, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Prevent hatred, defuse extremism “These values underwrite peace, yet all over the world, they are being eroded by deepening…

Peru’s Democracy at a Crossroads — Global Issues

Peru’s Democracy at a Crossroads — Global Issues

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by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Thursday, February 02, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 02 (IPS) – On 25 January, roughly six weeks after being sworn in following her predecessor’s removal, Peruvian president Dina Boluarte finally recognised that elections were the only way out of political crisis. Elections were…

It’s Time to Move Away from Public-Private Partnerships & Build a Future That is Public — Global Issues

It’s Time to Move Away from Public-Private Partnerships & Build a Future That is Public — Global Issues

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Protesters in Mulhouse, France warn of the dangers of privatisation. The sign reads ‘when everything is privatised, we will be deprived of everything. Credit: NeydtStock / Shutterstock.com Opinion by Oceane Blavot – Rodolfo Bejarano – Mae Buenaventura (brussels / lima / manila) Thursday, February 02, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS /…

WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis — Global Issues

WFP highlights Africa’s biggest hunger crisis — Global Issues

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Millions of Congolese face severe food insecurity, particularly in the northeast, where fighting has uprooted millions of people. As part of his three-day DRC visit, the Pope is expected to meet families displaced by conflict in the east.  This staggering number includes more than half a million uprooted from their homes…