UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million — Global Issues

UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million — Global Issues

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“Since February, aid workers have provided critical aid and protection services to some 13.5 million people across all regions of Ukraine”, Associate Spokesperson Stéphanie Tremblay told journalists at a regular briefing in New York. She added that more than 4.2 million people have received cash assistance over the past eight…

‘Tactical’ Nuclear Weapons Could Unleash Untold Damage, Experts Warn — Global Issues

‘Tactical’ Nuclear Weapons Could Unleash Untold Damage, Experts Warn — Global Issues

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Nuclear experts warn that ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons could have devastating death toll and destruction. This photo shows the war damage in Borodianka, Kyiv Oblast. Photo: Oleksandr Ratushniak / UNDP Ukraine by Ed Holt (bratislava) Thursday, November 10, 2022 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Nov 10 (IPS) – Since the start of Russia’s…

UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders — Global Issues

UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders — Global Issues

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“We have documented many cases where counter-terrorism legislation and other criminal provisions have been used to harass, arrest, detain and convict civil society actors in Türkiye, including Dr. Fincancı, on spurious grounds”, the experts said in a statement. Blurred charges On 26 October, Ms. Fincancı, who helped develop UN reference…

Lessons from Rome. Weaving Peace Is a Polyphonic Dialogue — Global Issues

Lessons from Rome. Weaving Peace Is a Polyphonic Dialogue — Global Issues

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Colosseum at the Prayer with the Pope and the representatives of the workd’s religions. Credit: Elena L. Pasquini by Elena Pasquini (rome) Monday, November 07, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Nov 07 (IPS) – Arms are raised, stretched out towards the sky, holding white cards with the word “peace” written in…

UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million — Global Issues

Step up efforts to fight systemic racism, urge UN experts — Global Issues

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While visiting the country from 31 October to 4 November, the members of the International Expert Mechanism gathered information on the existing legislative and regulatory measures for tackling racial discrimination. “The collection, publication and analysis of data disaggregated by race or ethnic origin in all aspects of life, especially regarding…

UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million — Global Issues

Europe hotting up more than twice global average: WMO — Global Issues

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The State of the Climate in Europe report, produced jointly with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, focused on 2021. It provides information on rising temperatures, land and marine heatwaves, extreme weather, changing precipitation patterns, and retreating ice and snow. Glacier melt The report says that between 1991 and…

UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million — Global Issues

UN chief reaffirms support for deals to ensure export food and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia — Global Issues

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The Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement brokered by the UN and Türkiye in July, which was set up to reintroduce vital food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world, is due to run out in the second half of November, but it can be extended,…

UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million — Global Issues

UN still sees no sign of biological weapons in Ukraine — Global Issues

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  This marked the third time since the 24 February invasion that the Council has formally met at Russia’s request to address its ongoing allegations.  The UN’s High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumu Nakamitsu, had previously informed ambassadors – first in March, and then again in May – that the…