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How Israel Lost its Soul
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, USA, July 24 (IPS) - The dramatic story of Israel’s birth in 1948 following the Nazi Holocaust captured the wonder and admiration of the world. Its founders claimed that Israel would be a light to the nations, but now the Jewish State’s identity has gone from being the victim of genocide to perpetrator in less than two generations.
World Bank-Funded Climate Resilience Project Saves Tanzania’s Port City from Drowning
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, July 24 (IPS) - When the rains pounded through the night, 44-year-old Teresia Katimba clutched her rosary and prayed silently, her fingers trembling with each whispered Hail Mary. A devout Catholic and mother of four, she stayed awake, huddling her children, hoping the floodwaters wouldn’t engulf them.
Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
- UN News
Two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic have been convicted of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
World News in Brief: Thailand-Cambodia border hostilities, humanitarian efforts in Syria and attacks across Ukraine
- UN News
In a dramatic escalation of a long-standing border dispute, a deadly exchange of fire between Thailand and Cambodia killed at least 11 civilians and a soldier on Thursday, according to news reports. Both states are claiming the other side fired first.
‘The UN is here to do the right things’: Envoy Colin Stewart bids farewell but keeps the faith
- UN News
After nearly three decades on the frontlines of UN’s peace operations – from Timor-Leste’s turbulent independence referendum to Western Sahara’s protracted ceasefire and Cyprus’ frozen conflict – Colin Stewart is leaving the Organization with his faith in it intact.
‘Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says
- UN News
“People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses.”
Global collaboration grows to address crises in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan
- UN News
Amid growing geopolitical turbulence, the United Nations is deepening its collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to help address some of the world’s most complex and protracted conflicts, from Gaza and Sudan to Myanmar and Afghanistan.
UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
- UN News
The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has concluded at United Nations Headquarters in New York following a week-and-a-half of substantive discussion between Member States, civil society representatives and UN agencies.
Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to return
- UN News
Afghans returning to their country face “serious violations” of their human rights committed by the Taliban de facto authorities, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday amid mass deportation campaigns from Iran and Pakistan.
Deep-sea must not turn into ‘Wild West’ of rare minerals exploitation, agency head says
- UN News
Nations are pursuing underwater exploration for highly sought-after rare earth minerals, but the head of the UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA) said the deep-sea belongs to no single country or corporation as efforts are underway to ensure this rich resource will not become “the Wild West” of exploitation.
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