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U.S.-Iran War Escalates Amid Growing Fears of Regional Instability and Rises In Arbitrary Executions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 3 (IPS) - Over the past several weeks, the humanitarian landscape in the Middle East has deteriorated significantly, exacerbated by escalating security concerns and serious human rights violations. In late July, the United Nations (UN) highlighted a sharp uptick in hostilities between the United States and Iran, alongside growing concerns over wider regional instability.
“Kingston’s Disappointment Should Not Extinguish Our Hope for the Deep Ocean”
- Inter Press Service
VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 3 (IPS) - Earlier this year, I called publicly for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining, arguing that it is not a rejection of progress, but a commitment to sound science.
Saudi Arabia Forms Multinational Red Sea Defence Alliance as U.S.-Iran War Threatens Global Shipping
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 3 (IPS) - As the United States and Iran continue to escalate with military strikes across both fronts, the conflict took a new turn with Saudi Arabia becoming militarily involved on July 29, following coordinated airstrikes with U.S. Central Command according to the Saudi Ministry of Defence.
Female Genital Mutilation: Winning the Argument, Losing the Funding
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, August 3 (IPS) - Last August, a one-month-old girl in The Gambia bled to death after being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that had been illegal in the country since 2015. FGM is a human rights violation, whatever the appeals to faith or tradition made in its defence, but now the Gambian Supreme Court is being asked to strike the country’s ban down. This is the second attempt in two years to make FGM legal again.
Accepting What It Cannot Control, CARICOM Focuses on What It Can
- Inter Press Service
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia , August 3 (IPS) - From wars that drive up fuel prices to supply chain disruptions, inflation and increasingly frequent climate disasters, Caribbean leaders say many of the forces shaping the region’s future lie beyond their control.
Who picks up the tab for AI’s unbridled genius?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, August 3 (IPS) - For the last few years, Artificial intelligence has been making increasingly intrusive demands for our attention. It burst onto the scene like a child prodigy, enthralling us with feats of brilliance. With consummate ease, it removed drudgery from our tasks and began helping us achieve our personal and workplace objectives.
Drone strikes threaten civilians and aid operations in Sudan
- UN News
Drone strikes are posing deadly risks to civilians in Sudan and hampering humanitarian efforts to reach them as attacks continue to affect conflict-hit areas, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday.
Israel violates Lebanese airspace, kills over two dozen in Gaza in weekend strikes
- UN News
Israeli forces reportedly killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza and violated Lebanese airspace more than 100 times over the weekend despite ongoing ceasefire agreements, UN agencies and peacekeepers said on Monday.
In Somalia, AI is helping deliver food to hungry families
- UN News
Amid a deepening hunger crisis in Somalia, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to deliver aid to the people who need it most.
Mothers still lack support to breastfeed, UN warns
- UN News
Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the UN has warned.
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