Afghan Refugees, Medical Visitors Bemoan Treatment in Pakistan — Global Issues

Afghan Refugees, Medical Visitors Bemoan Treatment in Pakistan — Global Issues

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Action taken against stall-owners at the Refugees Bazaar in Peshawar. Afghan refugees say they are unfairly targeted by the authorities. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Monday, August 15, 2022 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Aug 15 (IPS) – Afghan refugees living in Pakistan face a host of problems, ranging from…

Gender Equality & Womens Rights Wiped out Under the Taliban — Global Issues

Gender Equality & Womens Rights Wiped out Under the Taliban — Global Issues

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Opinion by Sima Bahous (new york) Monday, August 15, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Aug 15 (IPS) – The writer is UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women In the year that has passed since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan we have seen daily and continuous deterioration in the…

‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn — Global Issues

‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn — Global Issues

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“The future is immensely bleak for Afghans if more is not done by the international community to ensure the Taliban changes its modus operandi and complies with its human rights obligations,” they said in a statement.  The experts recalled that following the Taliban takeover last August, they had appealed for…

‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn — Global Issues

Young Fijians work with older generation for a sustainable future — Global Issues

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Friday, August 12, 2022 UN News On the island nation of Fiji, young people are working in solidarity with their elders, benefiting from their knowledge and experience to protect the fragile ecosystem. One such project involves young people conserving and protecting Fiji’s coral reef and the marine environment around the…

‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn — Global Issues

Humanitarian assistance has saved lives, but immense needs remain — Global Issues

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Following the Taliban takeover last August, UN agencies and their partners remained in Afghanistan, providing aid to nearly 23 million people, or nearly 94 per cent of all those who require support.  Humanitarians expanded their operations to reach communities across all 34 provinces, and their work has saved lives and…

‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn — Global Issues

Nuclear-free Mongolia a ‘symbol of peace in a troubled world’: Guterres — Global Issues

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Mr. Guterres was speaking to journalists at a press conference in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, following a meeting with the Foreign Minister, Battsetseg Batmunkh.  My gratitude to President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa & the people of Mongolia for their generous hospitality. Mongolia has shown its commitment to non-proliferation & disarmament by declaring itself…

‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn — Global Issues

Crimes against humanity committed systematically, says UN report — Global Issues

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The evidence gathered to date by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), which is outlined in its Annual Report, indicates that sexual and gender-based crimes, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, and crimes against children have been perpetrated by members of the security forces and armed groups….

‘Immensely bleak’ future for Afghanistan unless massive human rights reversal, experts warn — Global Issues

From Hiroshima, UN chief calls for global nuclear disarmament — Global Issues

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“Nuclear weapons are nonsense. Three-quarters of a century later, we must ask what we’ve learned from the mushroom cloud that swelled above this city in 1945”, he urged during the solemn event at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park attended by dozens of people, including hibakusha, young peace activists, Japan’s Prime Minister…