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Guterres urges parties to find a way forward on next phase of Gaza ceasefire
- UN News
As the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal concludes, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following developments in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war
- UN News
At night he sleeps under a tarpaulin sheet on the ruins of his family home. Like others returning to northern Gaza after months of being displaced by war, Sufian Al-Majdalawi clings to whatever he can find.
Bahrain’s pearling legacy: Reviving a millennia-old culture
- UN News
Bahrain, with its shallow waters and rich oyster beds, has long been synonymous with pearls, which formed the backbone of the island nation’s economy for thousands of years. Diving for pearls, otherwise known as pearling, remains part of the country’s cultural DNA.
The Gates to Paradise Are Closing
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Feb 28 (IPS) - In 2020, a historic announcement emerged from the Global Trafficking in Persons Report, an annual assessment that evaluates human exploitation in 129 countries. For the first time, the world witnessed a 13% decrease in the number of victims. For those of us who fight against this heinous crime, it felt as if a door to paradise had opened—an Eden where no human being is for sale.
Trump Links Gaza
- Inter Press Service
SEATTLE, USA, Feb 28 (IPS) - Like any self-respecting don of a powerful crime family, Donald Trump - AKA “Don the Con” - always gets a taste of any action going down on his territory. And that territory, as recent events have made clear, knows no borders. (I mean, except for the southwest one.)
Water Supply Issues Keep Flowing in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Feb 28 (IPS) - Problems such as hydraulic network breakdowns, water lost through leaks, power outages, and even fuel shortages are making access to water supply services difficult for the population in Cuba
COP16 Agrees to Raise Funds to Protect Biodiversity
- Inter Press Service
BLOOMINGTON, U.S.A & ROME, Feb 28 (IPS) - The second round of the UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16, concluded in the early hours of Friday, February 28 in Rome, with an agreement to raise the funds needed to protect biodiversity.
Looming Tariffs Threaten Food Supplies
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Feb 28 (IPS) - Who bears the brunt in trade wars? The answer is absolutely everyone. Not just the countries enacting or retaliating with tariffs and export bans, and not just the citizens of those countries. Its everyone.
‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief
- UN News
Myanmar is mired in one of the world’s worst human rights crises, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday, describing conditions there as “a litany of human suffering.”
Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost for nature
- UN News
Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030.
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