UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia — Global Issues

UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia — Global Issues

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“We are concerned by reported instances of election-related violence, use of language that could amount to hate speech, and attacks on journalists in Liberia ahead of the general election on 10 October,” said UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson in the country, Seif Magango. Violent clashes Violent clashes between supporters of…

UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia — Global Issues

Report documents mounting deaths, rights violations — Global Issues

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It reveals the deadly toll of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Ukrainian civilians, with almost six people killed and 20 wounded on average every single day between February and July of this year. “In just six months covered by this report more than one thousand civilians died and nearly four thousand…

UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia — Global Issues

UN chief reinforces call for multilateral reform, outlines next steps — Global Issues

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Other key priorities to emerge were the state of the environment and ensuring responsible use of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Secretary-General António Guterres added. Against this backdrop, the UN’s visionary Our Common Agenda presents proposals and ideas that can bridge the gap, “between the world as it…

Pronatalism on the Rise to Counter Growing Push for Gender Equality — Global Issues

Pronatalism on the Rise to Counter Growing Push for Gender Equality — Global Issues

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This 14-year-old Ugandan girl was forced into marriage by her parents at 8 years old. Credit: UNICEF/Stuart Tibaweswa Opinion by Nandita Bajaj (st paul, minnesota, usa) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service ST PAUL, Minnesota, USA, Oct 04 (IPS) – There’s an insidious new tactic emerging for selling right-wing ideology…

Growing Appetite for Nutrient-Rich Native Indigenous Australian Foods — Global Issues

Growing Appetite for Nutrient-Rich Native Indigenous Australian Foods — Global Issues

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Kalkani Choolburra, Aboriginal Programs Coordinator at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney, showing the many uses of native plants. Here, she is weaving with a Lomandra leaf. Credit: Neena Bhandari/IPS by Neena Bhandari (sydney) Tuesday, October 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Oct 03 (IPS) – Growing up in Sydney, Kalkani Choolburra,…

UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia — Global Issues

Looming hunger emergency for South Sudanese families fleeing war — Global Issues

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Nearly 300,000 people have arrived in South Sudan since the conflict began across the border in mid-April, most of whom are returnees. Among them, one in five children is malnourished and 90 per cent of families are experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity. Screening data from the border crossing also…

UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia — Global Issues

Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn — Global Issues

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The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia said it was vital independent investigators continue to review the country’s dire human rights situation.” “We are gravely concerned about the situation in Ethiopia and the potential for future atrocities,” said Mohamed Chande Othman, Chairperson of the Commission. Risk factors remain…