Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi — Global Issues

Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi — Global Issues

Csaba Kőrösi painted a near apocalyptic picture of ordinary life in the Taliban-ruled nation that has endured almost five decades of “relentless conflict”, urging the international community to make up the $2.3 billion shortfall in the UN humanitarian appeal for $4.4 billion. ‘Moral imperative’ In a powerful speech to ambassadors in New…

Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi — Global Issues

UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million — Global Issues

“Since February, aid workers have provided critical aid and protection services to some 13.5 million people across all regions of Ukraine”, Associate Spokesperson Stéphanie Tremblay told journalists at a regular briefing in New York. She added that more than 4.2 million people have received cash assistance over the past eight…

Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report — Global Issues

Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report — Global Issues

It is the first to examine the implications of COVID-19 for vaccine markets and highlights the disparity in access around the world. The report says that the way the global market is not fully conducive to the development, supply and access for essential vaccines – with some regions depending almost…

Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi — Global Issues

Dirty fossil fuel investments and a new AI inventory of global emissions in the spotlight during ‘Finance Day’ at COP27 — Global Issues

Over 50 activists of all ages and backgrounds took over the so-called ‘Blue Zone’ – the main area of the conference centre in Sharm el-Sheikh overseen by the UN – to chant “Stop funding fossil fuels! Stop funding death!” Susan Huang, representing the NGO Oil Change International, was among the…

Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi — Global Issues

Young people reconsidering parenthood due to climate change, UNICEF poll reveals — Global Issues

The results were published on Wednesday at the COP27 climate conference taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.  Some 243,512 young people from 163 countries participated in the UNICEF U-Report poll, over July and August of this year.    Gauging the temperature  U-Report is a UNICEF digital platform that supports youth…

Rights expert urges Saudi authorities to allow family to access jailed activist — Global Issues

Rights expert urges Saudi authorities to allow family to access jailed activist — Global Issues

Ms. Lawlor has issued a statement expressing her increasing concern for the health and life of Mohammad Al-Qahtani, a founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, which was dissolved in 2013.   He was sentenced to a decade in prison that same year for allegedly providing false…

Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi — Global Issues

UN ramps up humanitarian appeal for life-saving assistance to 3.4 million Sri Lankans — Global Issues

Since June, the UN team in Sri Lanka and NGOs have used the HNP to respond to the Government’s request for more support to alleviate the impact of the country’s debt and food crisis, and shortages of medicines. Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over one…

Crime and terrorism thriving again in Afghanistan amid economic ruin, warns Kőrösi — Global Issues

Developing countries at COP27 call for ‘climate justice’ in the form of adaptation and loss and damage funds — Global Issues

During a high-level event, the COP27 Presidency launched the Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda to rally global action around 30 outcomes that are needed to address what the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has described as the climate ‘adaptation gap’. The agenda would enhance resilience for four billion people living in the…

UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders — Global Issues

UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders — Global Issues

“We have documented many cases where counter-terrorism legislation and other criminal provisions have been used to harass, arrest, detain and convict civil society actors in Türkiye, including Dr. Fincancı, on spurious grounds”, the experts said in a statement. Blurred charges On 26 October, Ms. Fincancı, who helped develop UN reference…

Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge — Global Issues

Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge — Global Issues

They said unresolved legacies of trade and trafficking in enslaved Africans, as well as colonialism, post-colonial apartheid and segregation, continue to harm these children today.  Discrimination, stereotypes and xenophobia  The report by the Working Group on people of African descent highlights discrimination in areas that include the administration of justice,…