Ukraine: Anxiety surrounds Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant amid fears of attack

Ukraine: Anxiety surrounds Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant amid fears of attack

Comment on this story Comment Anxiety continued to surround the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Saturday following stark warnings by both sides of a potential attack on the facility, with fear coursing through the region and rippling around the globe. The specter of a possible attack on the…

UN chief ends Europe trip with visit to ‘vessels of hope’ — Global Issues

UN chief ends Europe trip with visit to ‘vessels of hope’ — Global Issues

Mr. Guterres flew into Istanbul on Saturday morning from Chisinau, Moldova – where he was hosted for a working dinner with President Maia Sandu the previous evening – and boarded a pilot boat in the Sea of Marmara, where he sailed next to the M/V Brave Commander, the World Food…

WFP scales up support for millions who ‘cannot wait’ for food aid amid Horn of Africa drought — Global Issues

WFP scales up support for millions who ‘cannot wait’ for food aid amid Horn of Africa drought — Global Issues

The region is in the grip of a historic drought, brought on by four consecutive failed rains.  The crisis has left some 22 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia struggling to find enough to eat, with numbers expected to rise.  🆘#HornofAfrica Drought🆘 2️⃣2️⃣ million: The number of people projected…

WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola — Global Issues

WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola — Global Issues

The recommendation follows review and analysis of clinical trials for the  monoclonal antibodies mAb114 (known as Ansuvimab or Ebanga) and REGN-EB3 (Inmazeb), which have demonstrated clear benefits for people who have tested positive for Ebola, which is often fatal.  This includes older persons, pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, and newborns…

UN calls for release of woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting — Global Issues

UN calls for release of woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting — Global Issues

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a prison sentence spanning more than three decades handed down to a Saudi woman charged with following and retweeting so-called dissidents and activists. Doctoral student Salma Al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in jail, followed by a 34-year travel…

‘Open wallets’ and ‘hearts’ for developing countries to purchase Ukrainian grain — Global Issues

‘Open wallets’ and ‘hearts’ for developing countries to purchase Ukrainian grain — Global Issues

Ships carrying grain have been leaving there under a recent UN-brokered agreement, and Mr. Guterres said Odesa was a symbol of what countries can achieve when they work together for the common good.  Speaking to journalists, the UN chief revealed that it was a moving experience to be at the…

UN releases $5 million for humanitarian needs triggered by gang violence in Haiti — Global Issues

UN releases $5 million for humanitarian needs triggered by gang violence in Haiti — Global Issues

The assistance comes amidst the killing of hundreds of people since July in clashes between gangs in Haiti’s Cité Soleil, said the UN humanitarian agency (OCHA) spokesperson, Jens Laerke.  I’ve allocated US$5M from @UNCERF for an urgent response for humanitarian needs caused by gang violence in #Haiti. Hundreds of people…