Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns — Global Issues

Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns — Global Issues

“As in other conflicts, we currently witness the unfolding of suffering in Ukraine that does not seem to end and we cannot stop,” said Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur on cultural rights. “The questioning and denial of the Ukrainian identity and history as a justification for war, is a violation of…

NASA, ESA, JAXA to Soon Scale Up Documentation of Changes in Environment, Society on Earth

NASA, ESA, JAXA to Soon Scale Up Documentation of Changes in Environment, Society on Earth

NASA will soon be scaling up its documentation of environmental and societal changes on Earth. The space agency will achieve this by working in collaboration with its partners in Europe and Japan, namely ESA (European Space Agency) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). The collaboration will include utilising all the…

Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns — Global Issues

WHO supporting countries affected by rare monkeypox outbreak — Global Issues

Monkeypox occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa, but outbreaks have emerged in other parts of the world in recent days. Symptoms include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes.  WHO said it was “working with the affected countries and others to expand disease surveillance to find and support people…

Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation — Global Issues

Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation — Global Issues

“Climate change is already posing serious challenges to water and sanitation systems in countries around the world,” said Thomas Croll-Knight, spokesperson for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Rising risks According to UNECE and the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe), despite being a priority aligned with…

Minimal risk of monkeypox transmission in UK following confirmed case — Global Issues

Minimal risk of monkeypox transmission in UK following confirmed case — Global Issues

On 7 May, UK health authorities notified WHO of the confirmed case in an individual who had recently returned to the country from Nigeria.  Monkeypox is a viral disease that occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa.  It is occasionally exported to other regions.  Modes of…

Support for war crimes investigations ‘of paramount importance’ — Global Issues

Support for war crimes investigations ‘of paramount importance’ — Global Issues

Special Rapporteur Morris Tidball-Binz called on the international community to step up support for Ukraine’s own investigations, and welcomed progress made so far by the Office of the Prosecutor General in ensuring perpetrators are brought to justice.  He also commended the international community’s swift mobilization in establishing mechanisms and initiatives…

Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns — Global Issues

Amid fresh Russian claims, no trace of secret bioweapons programme — Global Issues

“This remains the case today,” Thomas Markram said.  The Russian Federation, the United States and Ukraine are all States Parties to the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention prohibiting the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons.  Channels for recourse  Mr. Markram – who is also the…

Cultural destruction in Ukraine by Russian forces will reverberate for years, UN rights expert warns — Global Issues

Russian Invasion Blamed for 44 Million People Marching Towards Hunger & Starvation — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, May 13, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine last February has triggered multiple crises in several fronts: the deaths of thousands of civilians, the destruction of heavily populated cities, the rise in military spending in Europe,…

The Time to Support the Global South is Now — Global Issues

The Time to Support the Global South is Now — Global Issues

Martin Schulz Opinion by Martin Schulz (berlin) Friday, May 13, 2022 Inter Press Service BERLIN, May 13 (IPS) – While the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is shaking up the European security order, other parts of the world are being particularly affected by the war’s ‘side effects’. The struggle against…