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Floods, landslides wreak havoc across South Asia
- UN News
Over 18 million people in Bangladesh have been affected by severe monsoon conditions, with more than 1.2 million families trapped as flash floods submerge vast areas of the country’s east and southeast.
West Bank crisis: UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli strikes
- UN News
As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an “immediate cessation” of Israeli military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Hostility in the midst of Hunger Escalates in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The ongoing humanitarian crisis taking place in Sudan, which is a result of the civil war which began last year, continues to escalate as hunger and displacement plague the population, according to spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stéphane Dujarric, during an August 21st press briefing.
Struggling at Sea: The Plight of Indian Fishworkers Amid Climate Change and Government Policies
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (IPS) - Warming seas from climate change means that Indian fisherworkers often travel illegally into international territorial waters in search of a good catch and find themselves jailed and their boats confiscated, driving their families into poverty.Climate change forces millions of India's fishworkers to venture beyond the country's exclusive economic zone into the perilous high seas.
Bangladesh Students, Community Moves to Protect Minorities Following Fall of Hasina Government
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Aug 28 (IPS) - Immediately after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, 2024, following weeks of deadly demonstrations staged by students, people carried out attacks on the houses and temples of the Hindu community in Dacope of Khulna, about 225 kilometres from Dhaka. They particularly attacked and vandalized the houses of minorities believed to be involved in the politics of the ousted Awami League government.
UN Efforts for a Resilient Iraq
- Inter Press Service
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 28 (IPS) - Climate change and water scarcity pose significant threats to Iraq's stability, prosperity, and the well-being of its people. The environmental challenges facing the nation are complex and interconnected, requiring a comprehensive and coordinated response.
Global Poverty Grows as Super-Rich Get Richer Faster
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 28 (IPS) - Oxfam expects the world's first trillionaire within a decade and poverty to end in 229 years! The wealth of the world's five richest men has more than doubled from 2020, as 4.8 billion people became poorer.
World News in Brief: IMO tanker attack alert, UN Women on new Afghan law, counter-terrorism in Viet Nam, Paralympics tech
- UN News
The head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) raised serious concerns on Wednesday about a tanker carrying one million barrels of crude oil that was attacked in the Red Sea.
UN official highlights growing toll of Ukraine war, rising threat of ‘nuclear incident’
- UN News
Thirty months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, human suffering continues to worsen amid alarming reports of attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including nuclear facilities, a senior UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN food agency halts operations in Gaza after team attacked
- UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice following an attack on a team returning from an aid delivery mission on Tuesday evening, just metres from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint.
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