Russia’s LGBTQI ‘Propaganda’ Law Imperils HIV Prevention — Global Issues

Russia’s LGBTQI ‘Propaganda’ Law Imperils HIV Prevention — Global Issues

Russia’s new law banning any promotion of what is seen as “non-traditional sexual relations” could stigmatise the LGBTQI community and put HIV/AIDS prevention at risk. by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday, December 16, 2022 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Dec 16 (IPS) – A new law banning LGBTQI ‘propaganda’ in Russia will further…

UN emergency relief chief ends Ukraine visit, pledging solidarity — Global Issues

UN emergency relief chief ends Ukraine visit, pledging solidarity — Global Issues

Speaking in Kyiv, at the end of a four-day official visit, Martin Griffiths described the deadly threat from daily artillery attacks on the southern port city of Kherson. Today, more than 18 million people in Ukraine need humanitarian aid, according to UN humanitarians. Some 7.83 million have fled the country…

Europes Dash for Gas Presents Pitfalls for Africa — Global Issues

Europes Dash for Gas Presents Pitfalls for Africa — Global Issues

Don’t Gas Africa protest during COP27. Credit: Don’t Gas Africa by Paul Virgo (rome) Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Dec 14 (IPS) – One of the knock-on effects of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is that European countries have embarked on a ‘dash for gas’ to find alternatives to…

Winter’s downward spiral documented by UN agencies — Global Issues

Winter’s downward spiral documented by UN agencies — Global Issues

The findings revealed that one in every four of the 5,200 respondents had reduced or stopped agricultural production because of the conflict.   “The report indicates that 25 per cent of the Ukrainian rural population involved in agriculture stopped their activities or reduced their output due to the war”, said Pierre…

Countries must support resilient recovery to prevent ‘cascade’ of poverty, hunger — Global Issues

Countries must support resilient recovery to prevent ‘cascade’ of poverty, hunger — Global Issues

António Guterres was addressing a one-day international summit in Paris, with leaders from around 50 nations reportedly in attendance, where agreement was reached to deliver some €1 billion in new financing to help repair the energy grid, water systems and health facilities, damaged by Russian missile attacks. The Secretary-General said…

Egypt Racing to Supply Wind, Solar Energy to Greece, EU via Submarine Cables — Global Issues

Egypt Racing to Supply Wind, Solar Energy to Greece, EU via Submarine Cables — Global Issues

Wind and solar energy are behind a major project to transport electricity from Egypt to Greece. Credit: Hisham Allam/IPS by Hisham Allam (cairo) Thursday, December 01, 2022 Inter Press Service Cairo, Dec 01 (IPS) – As Europe braces for an unusual winter due to a global energy crisis, Greece is embarking…

Missile strikes, summary executions highlight importance of international law — Global Issues

Missile strikes, summary executions highlight importance of international law — Global Issues

“Millions are being plunged into extreme hardship and appalling conditions of life by these strikes”, he said. “Taken as a whole, this raises serious problems under international humanitarian law, which requires a concrete and direct military advantage for each object attacked”. Racking up casualties According to the UN Human Rights…

‘Catastophic’ winter in store for Ukraine, warns UN peacebuilding chief, following Russian strikes on critical infrastructure — Global Issues

‘Catastophic’ winter in store for Ukraine, warns UN peacebuilding chief, following Russian strikes on critical infrastructure — Global Issues

Ms. DiCarlo referred to the latest wave of Russian missile and drone strikes in Ukraine which, she said, terrorized the citizens of several cities (Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia). With winter approaching, the attacks, she said, “renew fears that this winter will be catastrophic for millions of Ukrainians,…