Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres — Global Issues

Human right to food needs ‘massive investment’: Guterres — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Addressing the UN-backed body meeting in Rome on Monday, António Guterres underscored that the session was taking place “at a moment of crisis for global food security” and provided some sobering statistics. “Last year, 735 million people went hungry. More than 3 billion cannot afford a healthy diet,” said the…

American Weapons Used in Gaza Trigger War Crime Accusations Against US — Global Issues

American Weapons Used in Gaza Trigger War Crime Accusations Against US — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, October 23, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (IPS) – The widespread use of American weapons by Israel, which has killed thousands of civilians in Gaza, has triggered accusations of war crimes against the United States. But US has always escaped these charges…

Damning Evidence of War Crimes in Gaza — Global Issues

Damning Evidence of War Crimes in Gaza — Global Issues

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Families sheltering in an UNRWA school. Credit: UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh Opinion by an IPS Correspondent (new york) Monday, October 23, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Oct 23 (IPS) – Amnesty International (AI), one of the leading human rights organizations, has accused Israeli forces of continuing “to intensify their cataclysmic assault on…

Commission of Inquiry finds further evidence of war crimes in Ukraine — Global Issues

Commission of Inquiry finds further evidence of war crimes in Ukraine — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, published on Friday, follows a study issued in March. It documents additional indiscriminate attacks with explosive weapons, resulting in deaths, injuries and the destruction and damage of civilian objects. For example, 24 people, mostly women and children, were killed…

Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’ — Global Issues

Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Countries attending the landmark Conference, held in Cairo, agreed a Programme of Action which promised that women and girls must have the power to make decisions about their own lives, their bodies and their futures. Mr. Türk commended the “leaps” made during the past three decades which include a reduction…

South Asian Community Health Workers Say Their Work is Work — Global Issues

South Asian Community Health Workers Say Their Work is Work — Global Issues

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Community health workers demand to be recognised as formal workers with pay and benefits to match. Credit: Zofeen T. Ebrahim by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Thursday, October 19, 2023 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Oct 19 (IPS) – “Professionally, I am still where I was 23 years ago when I started working as…

China urged not to repatriate DPR Korea escapees — Global Issues

China urged not to repatriate DPR Korea escapees — Global Issues

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The experts were alarmed that hundreds of escapees – the vast majority of whom are women – have been sent back, despite repeated appeals by multiple international human rights bodies. Hundreds more reportedly are in detention awaiting the same fate. There are long-standing and credible reports that people returned to…

UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces — Global Issues

UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces — Global Issues

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Siobhán Mullally, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said unaccompanied children and children from poor families have reportedly been targeted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in the outskirts of the capital Khartoum and elsewhere. They’ve forcibly recruited women and children especially, she warned. Girls have also reportedly…