At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes — Global Issues

At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Volker Türk highlighted the dichotomy at the border crossing, describing it as a “lifeline” for the 2.3 million residents of Gaza over the past month, although “unjustly, outrageously thin.” But it is also “the gates to a living nightmare”, he continued, as people in Gaza “have been suffocating, under persistent…

At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes — Global Issues

One in three nonmelanoma skin cancer deaths linked to working outdoors — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Nonmelanoma skin cancer refers to a group of cancers that develop in the upper layers of the skin. The two main subtypes of this cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The research highlights the alarming burden caused by the disease through occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation…

At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes — Global Issues

UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’ — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“Every day, you think it is the worst day and then the next day is worse,” UN health agency spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said, quoting a colleague in Gaza, which remains under almost complete blockade. “Access, access, access is necessary.” 160 children killed daily The level of death and suffering is…

At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes — Global Issues

UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

That’s the message from the UN’s trade and development body UNCTAD, which called on Tuesday for urgent reform of the international financial system to support the world’s 46 Least Developed Countries. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, these most vulnerable economies urgently require foreign investment to add…

At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes — Global Issues

Sudan war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“The war that erupted without warning turned previously peaceful Sudanese homes into cemeteries,” said Dominique Hyde, Director of External Relations at UNHCR. She visited the country last week, and witnessed a surge in human suffering. “Away from the eyes of the world and the news headlines, the conflict in Sudan…

FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems — Global Issues

FAO report reveals hidden costs of agrifood systems — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The figure represents nearly 10 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the 2023 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) – the agency’s flagship report – which covers 154 countries. Acknowledgment and action It introduces the concept of the hidden costs and benefits of…

Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa — Global Issues

Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

With the civil war between rival militaries now in its 200th day, children “continue to pay the highest price for a crisis not of their making – increasingly with their own lives”, said the agency in a statement. There are more children now displaced there than anywhere in the world,…

Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei — Global Issues

Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“With the conflict in Sudan, the conditions are not conducive for talks on the final status of Abyei. The progress that was made [earlier this year] unfortunately was not something that we could build upon,” Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Horn of Africa, told ambassadors. “Key…