Taking a Stance on Feminists Prejudice Against Religious Minority Women — Global Issues

Taking a Stance on Feminists Prejudice Against Religious Minority Women — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Mariz Tadros (brighton, uk) Friday, February 17, 2023 Inter Press Service BRIGHTON, UK, Feb 17 (IPS) – Since researching the experiences of gender discrimination against women in poverty who belong to religious minorities, many fellow feminists have turned their back on me. The inherent assumption among some of my…

ECW High-Level Financing Conference Raises More than 826 Million USD to Keep Crisis-Impacted Children in School — Global Issues

ECW High-Level Financing Conference Raises More than 826 Million USD to Keep Crisis-Impacted Children in School — Global Issues

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Gordon Brown, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Chair of the High-Level Steering Group, asked an Education Cannot Wait High-Level Financing Conference to stand in support of the children of Syria and Turkey who are displaced due to the earthquake. These children, join 222 million others without an access…

The Impact of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict on Africa — Global Issues

The Impact of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict on Africa — Global Issues

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Secretary-General António Guterres watches grain being loaded on the Kubrosliy ship in Odesa, Ukraine. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten Opinion by Bitsat Yohannes-Kassahun (united nations) Thursday, February 16, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (IPS) – In today’s interconnected world, shots fired in one corner of the globe create ripple…

Taking a Stance on Feminists Prejudice Against Religious Minority Women — Global Issues

UN environment agency tackles mercury-tarnished gold mining industry — Global Issues

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“Over 100 million people rely on artisanal gold mining for their livelihoods, so it’s critical that we work with governments to equip miners with the knowledge and tools necessary to phase out mercury use,” said Ludovic Bernaudat, the programme manager of planetGOLD, an innovative effort led by the UN Environment…

Driven by the War, Russian Women Arrive en Masse to Give Birth in Argentina — Global Issues

Driven by the War, Russian Women Arrive en Masse to Give Birth in Argentina — Global Issues

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Two of the six Russian women who were detained by the Argentine immigration authorities when they reached the country on Feb. 8 and 9 sleep in the Buenos Aires airport. A federal judge ruled that they were placed in a situation of vulnerability and ordered that they be allowed to…

Taking a Stance on Feminists Prejudice Against Religious Minority Women — Global Issues

China and Russia Fail to Defund UN Human Rights Work — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Louis Charbonneau (new york) Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) – United Nations member states agreed to fully fund UN human rights mechanisms that China, Russia, and their allies had sought to defund in the 2023 budget. This should set a precedent for…

UN rights chief concerned over crackdown on opposition — Global Issues

UN rights chief concerned over crackdown on opposition — Global Issues

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Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that since Saturday, at least nine people have been reportedly arrested and some detained, on security and graft charges.  Among those arrested were two former judges, a lawyer, a prominent businessman, the head of a radio station and the leader of the Islamist Ennahdha political party,…