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Sudan Faces Esclations in Famine, Humanitarian Law Violations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (IPS) - After 19 months of conflict, the ongoing Sudanese Civil War continues to deteriorate living conditions for millions of Sudanese people. Intensive conflicts between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have greatly exacerbated nationwide levels of famine. Numerous civilians have been caught in the crossfire, leading to a rising death toll. Sexual violence and rape have been used as weapons of war, with thousands of cases going unreported due to a pervasive state of fear. Sudan has seen record numbers in displacement, becoming one of the biggest displacement crises in the world.
Middle East: Ceasefires are the Only Answer
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Norway, Nov 13 (IPS) - "The shockwaves from Israel's ongoing and indiscriminate warfare on Gaza and Lebanon are reverberating across this entire region. Neither the horrific assault on Israeli civilians on 7 October 2023, nor the indiscriminate missiles launched by militant groups from Lebanon, can justify the degree of destruction on civilian lives and infrastructure in the region that I have witnessed in recent days.
UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations
- UN News
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is living through the “darkest moment” of its 75 year history, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Wednesday, pointing to a trifecta of legislative, operational and security challenges.
Adolescents face mounting pressure at school, decline in family support
- UN News
Adolescents across Europe, Central Asia and Canada say they face rising school pressure and diminishing support from families and friends, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.
Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’
- UN News
A public execution carried out in a sports stadium in Afghanistan drew condemnation from senior UN officials on Wednesday, who demanded an immediate end to such practices by the ruling Taliban.
COP29 climate talks: Major emitters must right ‘colossal injustice’ on island nations, says UN chief
- UN News
COP29 talks in Baku on Wednesday turned to small island nations facing an existential threat from our warming planet, as UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted that they “deserve support to deal with a crisis [that they] have done next to nothing to create”.
Middle East: Gaza markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms
- UN News
Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic daily staples now “barely exist”, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor
- UN News
Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to manage the demand for minerals essential to producing electric vehicles and solar panels without triggering a “stampede of greed” that exploits local communities and crushes the poor.
The 1.5 degrees Celsius Target from Paris (Probably) Died on November 5th.
- Inter Press Service
Nov 12 (IPS) - So, the worst has happened. American voters have apparently just elected the most chaotic and kleptocratic individual in their country's political history as their president. (We say ‘apparently', because these days nothing can be certain about the integrity of the US political or electoral system – as is the case with far too many other countries.)
4 Reasons Why the Climate Coalition Will Win Despite Trump
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Norway, Nov 12 (IPS) - The nation which more than any other caused the climate crisis will leave it to the rest of the world to sort out the mess.
That is a takeaway from the US election last week.
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