Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Zimbabwe Polls — Global Issues

Human Rights Concerns Ahead of Zimbabwe Polls — Global Issues

Analysts are concerned about pre-election violence and intimidation ahead of next month’s Zimbabwean poll. Credit: Ignatius Banda/IPS by Ignatius Banda (bulawayo) Thursday, July 13, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Jul 13 (IPS) – Zimbabwe holds general elections next month amid growing human rights and press freedom concerns in what analysts say…

Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans — Global Issues

Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans — Global Issues

According to the experts, hundreds of Eritreans were also subjected to summary deportations at the end of June. “Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the experts, including Mohamed Babiker, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, said in a news release issued by the UN human…

Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans — Global Issues

Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues — Global Issues

The agency plans to reach and assist over one million vulnerable farmers and their families, estimated at around five million people. Combatting the crisis The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, originates from the collapse of a 2022 power-sharing agreement between the…

Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans — Global Issues

UN rights chief calls for probe after 87 bodies found in mass grave — Global Issues

The victims, who included members of the Masalit ethnic community, were allegedly killed last month by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said, citing credible information. Local people were forced to dispose of the bodies in a mass grave outside the regional…

Supporting Conflict Prevention & Social Cohesion in Mauritania — Global Issues

Supporting Conflict Prevention & Social Cohesion in Mauritania — Global Issues

Women play a critical role in conflict management and peacebuilding efforts in Mauritania. Credit: IOM Mauritania Opinion by Lila Pieters Yahia (nouakchott, mauritania) Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Inter Press Service NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Jul 12 (IPS) – Deep in the heart of Southeastern Mauritania lies the district and town of Bassikounou, nestled…

East African International Students to Benefit from Single Qualification Framework — Global Issues

East African International Students to Benefit from Single Qualification Framework — Global Issues

Sudanese refugee James Mathiang (left) with his teammates has had difficulties getting his qualifications recognised even though he was offered a scholarship. Wilson Odhiambo/IPS by Wilson Odhiambo (nairobi) Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jul 11 (IPS) – East African international students could soon easily study in neighbouring countries…

Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans — Global Issues

You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams — Global Issues

From the World Food Programme (WFP), Chad Country Director Pierre Honnorat, said that 20,000 people crossed into Chad just last week. Speaking to journalists via Zoom from Zabout refugee camp in Goz Beida, Mr. Honnorat described desperate scenes: “We can see that they have suffered, many lost family members and…

Grey Market Charcoal East Africa Why Prohibitionist Interventions Are Failing — Global Issues

Grey Market Charcoal East Africa Why Prohibitionist Interventions Are Failing — Global Issues

Some people in parts of Uganda have depended on small-scale charcoal production for livelihoods, but the trade has been taken over by illicit charcoal traders. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS by Wambi Michael (kampala) Monday, July 10, 2023 Inter Press Service KAMPALA, Jul 10 (IPS) – At Kampala’s Nakawa market, Lovisa Nabisubi scoops…

Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans — Global Issues

A UN Resident Coordinator blog — Global Issues

Leading efforts by 25 UN entities and several partners for the last four years, she has been reflecting on efforts to achieve national sustainable development priorities that tap into Mozambique’s immense resources and potential. “Mozambique and the Mozambican people are wonderful. The potential for sustainable development is enormous, considering its…

Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans — Global Issues

UN chief condemns air strike that killed at least 22 people in Sudan — Global Issues

Mr. Guterres offered his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed hopes for a speedy recovery to the dozens who were injured, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement issued that day. The Sudanese army and rival military group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been…