In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa — Global Issues

In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Since then, the country has been without a civilian-led government. A subsequent political process facilitated jointly by the United Nations, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) resulted in an agreement being signed in December 2022 between the military and some key civilian political stakeholders, jumpstarting efforts…

Rights experts’ appeal to countries in Americas — Global Issues

Rights experts’ appeal to countries in Americas — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) sounded the alarm after 36,000 people of Haitian origin were deported during the first three months of the year, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Some 90 per cent were deported from the Dominican Republic. Violations…

Transitional justice hinges on ‘equal footing’, say UN peacebuilders — Global Issues

Transitional justice hinges on ‘equal footing’, say UN peacebuilders — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“A society can only succeed on its path towards sustainable peace and development when all its constituencies can participate on an equal footing,” Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, said ahead of progress reports delivered by high-level representatives of Colombia, The Gambia, and Timor-Leste. The preventive potential of…

UN condemns ‘inexcusable’ deadly airstrikes in Ukraine — Global Issues

UN condemns ‘inexcusable’ deadly airstrikes in Ukraine — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Dozens of civilians across the country were killed and injured, and homes and other vital infrastructure, destroyed. More than 20 people were killed in the small central city of Uman alone, when their apartment building collapsed after it was hit, according to international media reports. ‘Inexcusable’ attacks “It is just…

Afghanistan Special Envoys Should Hold Firm Line on Rights — Global Issues

Afghanistan Special Envoys Should Hold Firm Line on Rights — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Patricia Gossman (brussels, belgium) Friday, April 28, 2023 Inter Press Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, Apr 28 (IPS) – On May 1, United Nations member states’ special envoys on Afghanistan will meet in Doha, Qatar to discuss how to address the Taliban’s latest restrictions on humanitarian operations. The two-day meeting follows…

Energy Crisis in Cuba Calls for Greater Boost for Renewable Sources — Global Issues

Energy Crisis in Cuba Calls for Greater Boost for Renewable Sources — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

A group of drivers push a car at the end of a long line to refuel in Havana. The Cuban authorities say the fundamental cause of the shortage of diesel and gasoline has to do with breaches of contracts by suppliers. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS by Luis Brizuela (havana) Thursday, April…

Smallholders Key to Reducing Indonesian Deforestation (Part 2) — Global Issues

Smallholders Key to Reducing Indonesian Deforestation (Part 2) — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The replanting of palm oil plants aimed at producing better trees through good agricultural practices. The UNDP’s Good Growth Partnership (GGP) in Indonesia included several projects under one umbrella. Credit: ILO/Fauzan Azhima by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, April 27, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27 (IPS) – Smallholder farmers are…

Getting All on Board to Meet Deforestation Targets (Part 1) — Global Issues

Getting All on Board to Meet Deforestation Targets (Part 1) — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

A harvester checks the ripeness of oil palm fresh fruit. The UNDP’s Good Growth Partnership has worked with all sectors of the palm oil supply chain to reduce deforestation. Credit: ILO/Fauzan Azhima by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Thursday, April 27, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27 (IPS) – Indonesia finds itself…