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‘Life in Gaza’s Shelters Is Marked by Deprivation – but Also by the Endurance of Human Dignity’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS speaks with a West Bank-based Palestinian activist about her family members currently enduring the war in Gaza. She has asked to remain anonymous for security reasons.
The Death of EU Values in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
FREIBURG, Germany, August 15 (IPS) - The EU likes to think of itself as a normative power — a community of values, committed to upholding international law, promoting peace, protecting civilians and building a rules-based global order. These are not just lofty ideals; they are enshrined in EU treaties, declarations and Council conclusions.
A two-way street: Reversing brain drain in Somalia
- UN News
For many countries in crisis, brain drain can feel like an unbreakable loop. Armed conflict, climate shocks and economic downturn drive out local experts who take with them the know-how that is essential to reversing the crisis.
UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow
- UN News
Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate further, the UN warned on Friday.
World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning Afghans, rising insecurity in DR Congo
- UN News
The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease – cholera – continues to spread around the world, driven by conflict and poverty, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
- UN News
When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a neighbourhood or city, Palestinian civilians are expected to pack their bags and flee – perhaps for the third, fourth, or tenth time.
UN highlights need for peaceful resolution, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet on Ukraine
- UN News
The United Nations has reiterated the importance of dialogue as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet on Friday in Alaska, with Ukraine top of the agenda.
Plastic pollution talks adjourn, but countries want to stay engaged: UNEP chief
- UN News
The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved beyond the grasp of weary UN Member States meeting in Geneva on Friday, as they agreed to resume discussions at a future date.
Four Years Later, Still No Clarity: WHO Report Highlights Gaps in Global Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 14 (IPS) - More than four years since Covid-19 upended the world, the question of how it began remains unanswered. Did SARS-CoV-2 originate from animals to humans naturally, or did it accidentally escape from a laboratory? The World Health Organization’s latest report offers little new clarity and raises serious concerns about international cooperation and scientific transparency.
Fiji’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Aims To Restore Trust and Peace After Decades of Political Crises
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, August 14 (IPS) - Fiji, a nation located west of Tonga in the central Pacific, is renowned for its natural beauty and beach resorts. But for 38 years it has endured a political rollercoaster of instability with four armed coups that overturned democratically elected governments and eroded human rights.
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