End ‘digital divide’ to support victims of sexual violence: Guterres — Global Issues

End ‘digital divide’ to support victims of sexual violence: Guterres — Global Issues

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In his message marking the day, the Secretary-General condemned the use of sexual violence as a tactic of ‘war, torture, and repression’ in the conflicts that affect hundreds of millions of people around the world. “Harrowing reports from across the globe are a terrible reminder that this despicable crime persists…

Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction — Global Issues

Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction — Global Issues

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Addressing donors at a pledging event in Geneva convened by the UN with Egypt, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the African Union and the European Union, Mr. Guterres said that some $3 billion was needed to assist people in Sudan and those who have fled to neighbouring countries. “The scale and…

Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, warns WMO — Global Issues

Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, warns WMO — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

According to a report issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, during 2022, multiple nations in the region had their warmest year on record but the expanded use of renewable energy provides a silver lining. Extreme heat, drought and wildfire, marine heatwaves,…

Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles of an Ambassadors Lifelong Frontline Battle to End Leprosy — Global Issues

Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles of an Ambassadors Lifelong Frontline Battle to End Leprosy — Global Issues

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Yohei Sasakawa chronicles his campaign to rid the world of leprosy in his biography Making the Impossible Possible. Credit: Hurst Publishers by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Monday, June 19, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jun 19 (IPS) – In 1974, Yohei Sasakawa accompanied his father to a leprosy hospital he had funded….

Meta’s Facebook pressured by Vietnam’s government to censor dissent

Meta’s Facebook pressured by Vietnam’s government to censor dissent

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Comment on this storyComment HANOI — When Facebook took off in Vietnam about a decade ago, it was like a “revolution,” said two of the company’s early employees in Asia. For the first time, people across the country could communicate directly about current affairs. Users posted about police abuse and…

Russia-Ukraine war news: Counteroffensive making ‘small advances’; Blinken visits China

Russia-Ukraine war news: Counteroffensive making ‘small advances’; Blinken visits China

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Ukrainian fighters driving Kyiv’s counteroffensive operations are making “small advances” in several areas, including the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions and around Bakhmut, Britain’s Defense Ministry said Sunday, noting that both sides are experiencing high casualties. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing on Sunday for two days of high-stakes…

Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, warns WMO — Global Issues

We must work together to reign in ‘toxic and destructive’ hate speech — Global Issues

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Hate speech reinforces discrimination and stigma and is most often aimed at women, refugees and migrants, and minorities. If left unchecked, it can even harm peace and development, as it lays the ground for conflicts and tensions, wide scale human rights violations. To turn back the rising tide of hate,…