Russia-Ukraine war news: Kupiansk in Kharkiv region under evacuation orders

Russia-Ukraine war news: Kupiansk in Kharkiv region under evacuation orders

As Russia continued its months-long assault on Bakhmut, Ukrainian authorities said attacks 100 miles to the north have escalated. Kupiansk and the surrounding Kharkiv region have been under heavy attack, prompting evacuations as Russian forces encroach on Ukraine’s east. Meanwhile, Kyiv renewed its calls for more ammunition and stronger air…

‘Nepal is ready for its next chapter’ — Global Issues

‘Nepal is ready for its next chapter’ — Global Issues

There are currently 46 so-called Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a United Nations designation. They have been participating in an international conference in Doha, Qatar, focused on how best to support their development and future graduation from the LDC group. Subhash Nepali (left) and colleagues mark the release of the Least…

Tropical Cyclone Freddy hammers Mozambique for second time

Tropical Cyclone Freddy hammers Mozambique for second time

Comment on this story Comment MOMBASA, Kenya — Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy made its second landfall in Mozambique Saturday night, pounding the southern African nation with heavy rains and disrupting transport and telecommunications services. French weather agency Météo-France warned of “destructive and devastating” winds and “dangerous seas and heavy rains” that…

‘Nepal is ready for its next chapter’ — Global Issues

‘Every other young girl you see in The Gambia has undergone female genital mutilation’ — Global Issues

  Ndeye Rose Sarr When a girl starts to menstruate, that’s when the problems usually start. From the age of 10, she begins to be looked at as a potential bride for an older man. And if she has not yet undergone FGM, there will be those in her community…

‘Nepal is ready for its next chapter’ — Global Issues

Migration chief hails ‘proud and brave’ citizens of Antakya — Global Issues

“In the ruins of historic Antakya city today, I met proud and brave people whose past has been eradicated, whose present is full of suffering and whose future is uncertain,” said António Vitorino, following a two-day visit to Türkiye, which included meetings with senior Government officials. “I am in awe of…

‘Nepal is ready for its next chapter’ — Global Issues

São Tomé and Príncipe readies for graduation day — Global Issues

There are currently 46 LDCs listed by the UN and countries graduate once they have reached certain development targets. Eric Jan Overvest, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sao Tome and Principe at the LDC5 conference in Doha, Qatar. Eric Overvest: São Tomé and Príncipe is doing well in terms of…

Why Free & Public Education Should be Every Womans Right — Global Issues

Why Free & Public Education Should be Every Womans Right — Global Issues

The 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (6-17 March) gets underway at UN headquarters in New York . Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías Opinion by Dana Abed (beirut) Friday, March 10, 2023 Inter Press Service The writer is Global Campaigns Strategist for Gender Rights and Justice at Oxfam…