Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Ms. DiCarlo strongly condemned the aerial strikes this week on the ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv, which destroyed critical infrastructure and killed or injured civilians. The attacks followed Russia’s decision on Monday to effectively end the Black Sea Initiative, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs to…

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

‘Urgent action is needed’ to end growing humanitarian crisis in Sahel — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The spillover will be devastating for both peace and stability in a region already experiencing political instability, climate extremes, food and water insecurity, and economic decline, the agency warned. Growing crisis “We are increasingly concerned about an overflow from the security crisis in the Sahel into coastal countries – particularly…

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

Sustainable Africa key to global security — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The discussions centred around a UN report that offers recommendations to bolster collaboration towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, specifically those on financing for development and affordable green energy. The report reveals that almost 600 million people on the continent still do not have access to sustainable…

Wagner Mutiny Could Push a Weak Russia Closer to Iran — Global Issues

Wagner Mutiny Could Push a Weak Russia Closer to Iran — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

A weaker Russia needs Iran more; on the other hand, a weaker Russia threatens both countries’ authoritarian model of governance. Opinion by Emil Avdaliani (tbilisi, georgia) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service TBILISI, Georgia, Jul 21 (IPS) – Iran is not interested in a highly powerful Russia that could block…

Putin’s Hold on Power Betrays “Significant Weaknesses”

Putin’s Hold on Power Betrays “Significant Weaknesses”

ByNews Polite

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – A social contract that Russian President Vladimir Putin has engineered over the decades to cement his authority may now be showing signs of coming apart, said CIA Director Bill Burns, speaking at a security conference in Aspen, Colorado. After a near quarter-century in power, recent events have…

New Machine Learning-Based Model Boosting Africa’s Preparedness and Response to Climate Change — Global Issues

New Machine Learning-Based Model Boosting Africa’s Preparedness and Response to Climate Change — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Thursday, July 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Jul 20 (IPS) – Scientists have recently unveiled a first-ever weather forecasting model using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions to help vulnerable African countries build resilience to climate impacts. Researchers from the Kigali-based African Institute of Mathematical…

Water Stress, a Daily Problem in the Agro-Exporting South of Peru — Global Issues

Water Stress, a Daily Problem in the Agro-Exporting South of Peru — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Ortensia Tserem, a 27-year-old indigenous woman from the Amazon jungle, arrived with her partner to the coastal city of Ica in search of better economic opportunities. She never imagined that living without water would become part of her daily life. In her wooden shack in a poor neighborhood on the…