One third of Gaza Strip population in need of psychological and social support — Global Issues

One third of Gaza Strip population in need of psychological and social support — Global Issues

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Over three violent days in early August, until a ceasefire was reached on 7 August, Israeli Defence Forces launched some 147 air strikes against targets in Gaza while Palestinian militants unleashed around 1,100 rockets and mortars into Israel. Briefing the Security Council on 8 August, Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for…

New Israeli rules would require foreign passport holders to declare romantic relationships with Palestinians

New Israeli rules would require foreign passport holders to declare romantic relationships with Palestinians

ByNews Polite

Comment on this story Comment TEL AVIV — Foreign passport holders in the West Bank will be required to report their romantic relationships with Palestinians to Israeli authorities, according to new, hotly contested rules set to take effect on Monday. Palestinian legal experts and human rights advocates say the move,…

Mali releases 3 Ivorian soldiers; 46 others still detained

Mali releases 3 Ivorian soldiers; 46 others still detained

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Comment on this story Comment ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Three female Ivorian soldiers arrived home late Saturday after being detained for nearly two months in Mali, while 46 others remain jailed in a case that has heightened tensions between the West African neighbors. Togolese Foreign Affairs Minister Robert Dusse, whose…

A Nod Towards Capitalism in Venezuela — Global Issues

A Nod Towards Capitalism in Venezuela — Global Issues

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A partial view of the city of Punto Fijo, with the Cardón refinery in the background, on the Paraguaná peninsula, projected as a special economic zone overlooking the Caribbean in northwest Venezuela. CREDIT: Megaconstrucciones by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Saturday, September 03, 2022 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Sep 03 (IPS) – Venezuela…

Dealing with the trauma of displacement in The Gambia — Global Issues

Dealing with the trauma of displacement in The Gambia — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

When conflict broke out in Kaddy’s Senegalese village in early April, she was forced to leave her belongings behind to save her family. “We lost everything. When we left, we could not take anything with us. Our animals, our food; everything was destroyed in the fighting.” Together with her husband…

Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World — Global Issues

Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World — Global Issues

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Helen Grant Opinion by Yasmine Sherif, Helen Grant (new york) Friday, September 02, 2022 Inter Press Service Helen Grant Despite the progress made in recent decades, gender inequality between girls and boys, in all their diversity, is deepening. According to a recent United Nations report, the interlinked crises: of armed conflicts,…

To Be Black (and Crash the Goal) in Nagorno-Karabakh — Global Issues

To Be Black (and Crash the Goal) in Nagorno-Karabakh — Global Issues

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Two among the several foreign players currently training with the Nagorno-Karabakh squad. Credit: Anush Ghavalyan/IPS by Anush Ghavalyan (stepanakert, nagorno karabakh) Friday, September 02, 2022 Inter Press Service STEPANAKERT, Nagorno Karabakh, Sep 02 (IPS) – “This year the weather in Nagorno-Karabakh is warmer than in my home country, Senegal,” jokes Sow…

Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve — Global Issues

Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve — Global Issues

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Known as ‘the island in the Sea of the Seven Colors’, San Andres is the biggest island in the Seaflower, containing part of one of the richest coral reefs in the world San Andres itself is a coral island, meaning it was geologically built by organic material derived from skeletons…