Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The day shines a spotlight on the essential work they do, bringing those in power to account, with transparency, “often at great person risk”, said Secretary-General António Guterres, in a video message. Frontlines of crises “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many media workers have been on the frontlines, providing accurate, science-based reporting…

Consign chemical weapons to ‘pages of history’, urges disarmament chief — Global Issues

Consign chemical weapons to ‘pages of history’, urges disarmament chief — Global Issues

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Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement hailing the “powerful testament” that the convention represents, as a successful example of multilateralism, and the security that it can provide.  “We cannot allow an erosion of this essential pillar of the disarmament and non-proliferation regime,” he said.  “There can be no justification for…

Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation — Global Issues

Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation — Global Issues

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Rural women are often targeted by human traffickers and taken across borders in Africa and forced to become sex workers. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Friday, April 29, 2022 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Apr 29 (IPS) – Desperate to escape the rural area where she was engaged in the…

Justice must prevail over alleged Libya war crimes, ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council — Global Issues

Justice must prevail over alleged Libya war crimes, ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council — Global Issues

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Outlining a new four-pronged investigation strategy to the Security Council on Thursday, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) pledged his commitment to delivering justice against crimes committed in Libya. “This situation cannot be a never-ending story”, said Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.  “Justice delayed may…

With Violence on the Rise, Asian Americans Establish Support Groups for Help — Global Issues

With Violence on the Rise, Asian Americans Establish Support Groups for Help — Global Issues

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Asian Americans affected by anti-Asian sentiment and hate crimes have provided support to each other. Left to right from top: Dr Boyung Lee, Dr Russell Jeung, Cynthia Choi, Myleen Hollero, and Dr Bryant Lin. Credit: Myleen Hollero by Seimi Chu (california) Thursday, April 28, 2022 Inter Press Service California, Apr 28…

Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality — Global Issues

Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality — Global Issues

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Every other Tuesday, a working group of Mayan women meets to review the organization and progress of their food saving and production project in Uayma, in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico. CREDIT: Courtesy of the Ko’ox Tani Foundation by Emilio Godoy (uayma, mexico) Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Inter Press…

War in Ukraine, Religion and Abiding Ethnocentrism — Global Issues

War in Ukraine, Religion and Abiding Ethnocentrism — Global Issues

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Refugees entering Poland from Ukraine at the Medyka border crossing point. March 2022. Credit: UNHCR/Chris Melzer Opinion by Azza Karam (new york) Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 19 (IPS) – “The war in Ukraine is a European …and a Christian… matter… It does not require the…