Pharma Giant’s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit — Global Issues

Pharma Giant’s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit — Global Issues

Dr Abhijit Bhattacharya, MS, Central Hospital Kalla, Eastern Coalfields Ltd., assesses an x-ray of a TB patient. Credit: ILO by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jul 21 (IPS) – In a surprise move, pharma giant Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has agreed not to enforce some…

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

Ms. DiCarlo strongly condemned the aerial strikes this week on the ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv, which destroyed critical infrastructure and killed or injured civilians. The attacks followed Russia’s decision on Monday to effectively end the Black Sea Initiative, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs to…

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

Ukrainian ‘city of heroes’ plans post-invasion future — Global Issues

Alexander Senkevich, the Mayor of Mykolaiv, spoke to UN News about reconstruction efforts and the role of the United Nations amidst the threat of ongoing shelling. “We were bombed for 230 days, 159 people died, and 750 were injured. A lot of the city was destroyed because there was shelling…

Ukraine War Intrinsically Linked to Sustainable Development Goals — Global Issues

Ukraine War Intrinsically Linked to Sustainable Development Goals — Global Issues

Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, holds up a glittery diary with testimony of the impact of the war on children. Credit: Abigail Van Neely/IPS by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) – The Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs,…

In Northern Syria, Palestinians Finance Settlements in Kurdish-Occupied Areas — Global Issues

In Northern Syria, Palestinians Finance Settlements in Kurdish-Occupied Areas — Global Issues

An elderly woman joins a caravan of displaced people during the joint offensive by Ankara and Islamist militias against the Kurdish-Syrian enclave of Afrin, in January 2018. Only 20% of the original population remains in the occupied zone today. Credit: HH/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza, Gilad Sade (rome) Tuesday, July 18, 2023…

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

UK Bill ‘significantly erodes’ human rights and refugee protections, UN agencies warn — Global Issues

Concerns over legislation The Illegal Immigration Bill eliminates access to asylum for anyone who arrives “irregularly” in the UK, meaning they passed through a country – however briefly – where they did not face persecution. The bill bars migrants from presenting refugee protection or other human rights claims, regardless of…

‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza — Global Issues

‘Low risk’ for humans, as cats in Poland test positive for avian influenza — Global Issues

As of Wednesday, 12 July, no human contacts of A(H5N1) positive cats have reported any symptoms, the UN health agency said, adding that the surveillance period for all contacts has now complete. National first There have been previous “sporadic” cases of what is more commonly referred to as the bird…

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings — Global Issues

The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva. “We cannot continue to ignore what is happening – stand by…

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’ — Global Issues

Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine — Global Issues

The High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his office (OHCHR) had documented the arbitrary detention of more than 900 civilians between 24 February 2022 and 23 May this year. He added that that Russia gave no access to places of detention, “which leads inevitably to undercounting”….