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Will Russia Follow USSR Expelled from League of Nations for Invading Finland in a Bygone Era?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 01 (IPS) - The Russian Federation, condemned worldwide for invading a founding member of the United Nations-- and violating the UN charter-- came under heavy fire during a rare Emergency Special Session of the 193-member General Assembly, the highest policy-making body in the Organization.
South Sudan: Condemnation for attempted ambush on food convoy
- UN News
A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush on a UN convoy in South Sudan, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, and the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.
The Very Hungry Dragon: Meat-ing Chinas Self-sufficiency Targets for Dairy and Protein
- Inter Press Service
MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar 01 (IPS) - Food security has long been a high priority for the Chinese central government and has been linked to China’s national security in recent years. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently released a national five-year plan under which China will seek to maintain a target to produce 95 percent of the protein domestically until 2025: China aims to become self-sufficient in poultry and eggs, 85 percent self-sufficient for beef and mutton, 70 percent for dairy, and 95 percent self-sufficient in pork. These targets intersect with many of the Chinese central government’s current aims to meet the growing demand for protein and dairy, safeguard food security, and other major policies.
UN humanitarians call on combatants to spare Ukraine civilians as aid ramps up
- UN News
Well over 600,000 people have fled Ukraine in under a week, since Russia’s military offensive began, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as they issued an appeal to protect civilians from further bloodshed.
Before It Kills, War Whispers
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 01 (IPS) - A small yellow puppet hangs from the butt of a gun. The eyes and shorts of the figure that children love are just traces of faded black.
"It's a detail, but it tells what the war is."
Inflation Targeting Voodoo
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 01 (IPS) - All over the world, people expect policies by central bankers trained in economics to have a sound scientific base. But in fact, inflation targeting is an article of faith with neither theoretical nor empirical basis.
UN Environment Assembly opens, sets sites on ending plastic pollution
- UN News
Delegates were looking to advance a global agreement on plastic pollution, among a series of draft resolutions on biodiversity and health, green economy, and circularity, as the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly kicked off in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday.
Human rights ‘inescapable and powerful’: Guterres
- UN News
The answers to some of the world’s most pressing problems are rooted in human rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed on Monday.
Crises unfolding in Ukraine ripple throughout Europe – Security Council hears
- UN News
After three days of intense clashes across areas in parts of Ukraine, the number of civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure are growing, and the United Nations and its relief partners are working day and night to care for the injured, the Security Council heard on Monday during an urgent meeting on the humanitarian situation in the country.
Concern for women and children caught up in Ukraine conflict
- UN News
The intensification of the Russian offensive in Ukraine is having devastating consequences on women and children, senior UN officials have reported.
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