Religious Leaders Can Help Bring about World Peace — Global Issues

Religious Leaders Can Help Bring about World Peace — Global Issues

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PRESIDENT KASSYM-JOMART TOKAYEV: ‘In this atmosphere of tension and increasing geopolitical turbulences, it is vitally important to develop new approaches to strengthening inter-civilizational dialogue and trust.’ Credit: Office of the President Opinion by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (new york) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 06 (IPS) – It…

Afghan Women Speak Out About Life and Resistance Two Years After the Taliban Takeover — Global Issues

Afghan Women Speak Out About Life and Resistance Two Years After the Taliban Takeover — Global Issues

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Credit: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell by IPS Correspondent (united nations) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (IPS) – The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on 15 August 2021 has devastated millions of Afghanis. But women and girls have been particularly affected by progressively restrictive decrees that have…

AI reveals world’s top 3 universal concerns — Global Issues

AI reveals world’s top 3 universal concerns — Global Issues

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“It is important that we understand the issues of concern to Member States not only at the global level, but also regionally, noting the differences in priority and emphasis,” said Joachim Harris, Chief of the Digital and Promotion team in the UN’s Department of Global Communications. His team data crunched…

West Bank violence, UN humanitarian visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments — Global Issues

West Bank violence, UN humanitarian visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments — Global Issues

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“I condemn today’s attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property in the town of Huwwara in occupied West Bank,” UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, said in a statement. Huwara is located on the main road connecting the northern city of Nablus to…

West Bank violence, UN humanitarian visits Hroza, Advisory Group on local governments — Global Issues

Nobel Peace Prize choice of Narges Mohammadi highlights ‘courage and determination’ of Iranian women: OHCHR — Global Issues

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“I think what is absolutely clear is that the women of Iran have been a source of inspiration for the world. We’ve seen their courage and determination in the face of reprisals, intimidation, violence and detention,” Spokesperson Liz Throssell told journalists in Geneva. “This courage, this determination, have been remarkable….

Young People Shape Sustainable Development in Timor-Leste — Global Issues

Young People Shape Sustainable Development in Timor-Leste — Global Issues

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The voices of young people played an important role in shaping the country’s long-term development trajectory. Credit: UNICEF Timor-Leste Opinion by Riccardo Mesiano (dili, timor-leste) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service DILI, Timor-Leste, Oct 06 (IPS) – In 2002, a group of young people in Timor-Leste were asked to look…

Kerala Proved Good Governance Vital in a Pandemic — Global Issues

Kerala Proved Good Governance Vital in a Pandemic — Global Issues

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With decisive leadership and the support of civil society Kerala was able to the spread of COVID-19 down. Picture Supplied by Ranjit Devraj (new delhi) Friday, October 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Oct 06 (IPS) – When COVID-19 claimed millions of lives across India, Kerala state at the southern…