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  1. U.S. White House Executive Order Raises Concerns for Its Support to the UN

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 06 (IPS) - A new executive order from the United States White House calls for withdrawing support from major UN entities and a review of all international intergovernmental organizations which the United States is a member of. The U.S.’s orders against the UN Palestine Refugee Agency also do not bode well for ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Gaza.

  2. ‘Reconciliation Will Require Robust Transitional Justice and Accountability Mechanisms’

    - Inter Press Service

    Feb 05 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region with Hone Mandefro, advocacy director at the Amhara Association of America, and Henok AshagrayPhD candidate and project officer at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria.

  3. Benin: An African Pioneer

    - Inter Press Service

    PORTO-NOVO, Benin, Feb 04 (IPS) - Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of COVID-19, and higher living costs amid the war in Ukraine.

  4. Mozambique: Two Presidents, One Divided Nation

    - Inter Press Service

    MAPUTO, Mozambique, Feb 03 (IPS) - No illusions: Mozambique remains in crisis, despite the inauguration of Daniel Chapo as president and the establishment of a new parliament. While the widespread allegations of massive electoral fraud during the elections on 9 October 2024 were the immediate trigger for the unrest, the protests revealed deeply entrenched socio-economic and political grievances.

  5. Hidden Danger: How War Remnants Threaten Syrian Lives

    - Inter Press Service

    IDLIB, Syria, Feb 03 (IPS) - When 42-year-old Amina al-Hassan's family returned home after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, her son stood on a landmine.

  6. Mexico's New Economic Plan Lacks Energy

    - Inter Press Service

    MEXICO, Jan 31 (IPS) - This January, Mexico has embarked on a new industrial path for the next six years, where the viability of its energy component faces fundamental challenges that put it at risk.

  7. ‘Areas Essential to the Global Climate Are Being Threatened by Economic Projects’

    - Inter Press Service

    Jan 31 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder and coordinator of the young environmental volunteer movement Extinction Rebellion Rutshuru.

  8. Gaza Humanitarian Aid: How a Lack of Political Will Sabotaged Resolution 2720

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (IPS) - Before the three-phased ceasefire deal—proposed by President Joe Biden and dragged over the finish line by the then-incoming Donald Trump administration—silenced the bombs and drones over Gaza and allowed for humanitarian aid to flow into the strip, there was United Nations Security Council Resolution 2720.

  9. African Countries Called Upon to Improve Data Collection

    - Inter Press Service

    BULAWAYO, Jan 30 (IPS) - Africa's lack of robust application of statistical research has been flagged as slowing the use of evidence-based data to drive development.

  10. Greed and Cynicism Fuel Rwanda’s War in DRC

    - Inter Press Service

    OAKLAND, California, USA, Jan 30 (IPS) - The fresh offensive by the M23 rebels and Rwanda forces in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) coincides with the first anniversary of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the European Union (EU) and Rwanda to cooperate on the supply of “critical minerals.”

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