Tobacco Consumption Slows in the West, Grows in Africa, say Researchers — Global Issues

Tobacco Consumption Slows in the West, Grows in Africa, say Researchers — Global Issues

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As cigarette smuggling in Southern Africa becomes big business, researchers have expressed concern that tobacco consumption is increasing in younger people and developing countries. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 21 (IPS) – Cigarette smuggling has emerged as one…

Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace — Global Issues

Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace — Global Issues

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“This includes the full and proper participation of women in all the mechanisms contemplated by the [Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan]”, said Nicholas Haysom, who is also Head of the UN Mission there (UNMISS). SRSG Haysom at UNSC: Renewed legislative activity is noticeable following completion…

the Rich Prevail Over the Poor — Global Issues

the Rich Prevail Over the Poor — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, June 20, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (IPS) – The 164-member World Trade Organization (WTO) has implicitly rubber-stamped a widely-condemned policy of “vaccine apartheid” which has discriminated the world’s poorer nations, mostly in Africa and Asia, depriving them of any wide-ranging intellectual…

Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace — Global Issues

Latest attack against UN peacekeepers leaves Guinean ‘blue helmet’ dead — Global Issues

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The Guinean peacekeeper was killed by an improvised explosive device, which detonated during a UN Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) mine detection operation. “The Secretary-General conveys his heartfelt condolences to the family of the victim and his brothers in arms, as well as to the people and authorities of Guinea,”…

Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace — Global Issues

Urgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre — Global Issues

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According to an alert from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, almost 16,000 mostly women and children, have been displaced to Dori, after gunmen killed at least 79 people in the town of Seytenga, which is close to the border with Niger. Door-to-door killers “The new arrivals in Dori gave accounts of…

One-third of population faces acute food insecurity — Global Issues

One-third of population faces acute food insecurity — Global Issues

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The Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment (CFSVA) shows that the combined effects of economic and political crises; conflict and displacement; climate shocks; and a poor harvest in the past agricultural season are among the key drivers of the emergency.  As millions of people are being “pushed deeper into hunger…

Frankincense and Myrrh Have New Economic Resonance for Women in Kenyas Arid North — Global Issues

Frankincense and Myrrh Have New Economic Resonance for Women in Kenyas Arid North — Global Issues

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Women display sorted gums and gum resins at a local market in Marsabit County. The women have greatly benefited economically through harvesting and selling non-wood products. Credit: Robert Kibet/IPS by Robert Kibet (nairobi) Thursday, June 16, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, Jun 16 (IPS) – Clad in traditional regalia and necklaces…