Gender Sensitization, Not ‘Romeo’ Policing Needed, say Activists — Global Issues

Gender Sensitization, Not ‘Romeo’ Policing Needed, say Activists — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Activists have asked for gender sensitizing of the police, rather than the so-called Romeo squad. Source: Twitter by Mehru Jaffer (lucknow) Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Inter Press Service Lucknow, Jul 27 (IPS) – Romeo is a bad word in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s largest province with nearly 25 million people. While…

Guterres strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo which left 3 dead, amid protests — Global Issues

Guterres strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo which left 3 dead, amid protests — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

According to news reports, at least 15 people died overall during a second day of protests in the restive North Kivu region, which began on Monday, with demonstrators accusing the United Nations of failing to do enough to stop a rise in deadly attacks by armed groups, some of which…

Iraq resort shelling a ‘shocking disregard for civilian life’, UN envoy says — Global Issues

Iraq resort shelling a ‘shocking disregard for civilian life’, UN envoy says — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Ambassadors convened late in the afternoon New York time, to discuss the 20 July attack in Zahko, a city in the Kurdistan region near the border with Türkiye, in an area where Turkish forces are conducting counter-terrorism operations against outlawed militant groups.  Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert provided a timeline of developments since…

UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies for over 50,000 children in Odesa — Global Issues

UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies for over 50,000 children in Odesa — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Using a total of 27 cargo trucks, UNICEF was able to access the southern Ukrainian city and pre-position water purification equipment, sanitation and hygiene supplies, to prevent sickness due to lack of clean water and sanitation – a major threat to vulnerable families caught in war. Around 110,000 people will…

Outlook worsens as global recession looms – IMF — Global Issues

Outlook worsens as global recession looms – IMF — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The World Economic Outlook Update July 2022: Gloomy and More Uncertain, highlights the significant consequences of the stalling of the world’s three main economic powerhouses – the United States, China and the major European economies. The world may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession – IMF economist…

Reversing ‘negative trends’ essential, Security Council hears — Global Issues

Reversing ‘negative trends’ essential, Security Council hears — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Mounting tensions in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and continued settlement activity and settler-related violence continue. “Immediate steps to reverse negative trends and support the Palestinian people are essential,” said Lynn Hastings, UNSCO’s deputy chief, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, speaking on behalf…

Rising Sea Levels, Drought, Hurricanes and Deforestation Threaten Latin America and the Caribbean — Global Issues

Rising Sea Levels, Drought, Hurricanes and Deforestation Threaten Latin America and the Caribbean — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Coastal view from the Kalinago Territory in Dominica. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (united nations) Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) – According to the 2021 World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean report, extreme events have worsened…