Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 36
Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice
- UN News
In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism – are stripping women and girls of their right to safety, education and a viable future.
Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida
- UN News
Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update published on Wednesday.
Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo
- UN News
Hopes for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been shaken by a surge in brutal attacks on civilians by armed groups, including the Rwandan-backed M23 militia, in the country’s troubled eastern region.
Hiroshima, 80 years on: ‘Real change’ needed to end existential nuclear threat
- UN News
The world changed forever 80 years ago this Wednesday when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the Second World War.
Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs
- UN News
Aid agencies warned on Wednesday that most partner organizations providing vital relief across Gaza will likely have to shut down their operations within weeks, unless Israel withdraws its demand that they provide sensitive information about Palestinian employees.
Roma’s Long Standing Exclusion Compounded As Ukraine War Continues
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, August 6 (IPS) - As Russian forces continue to lay waste to civilian areas of towns and cities across Ukraine, Roma in the country are struggling to access compensation to help them rebuild their damaged homes.
Aid Denied, Questions Ignored: Israel Keeps Focus on Hostages
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 6 (IPS) - At the United Nations media stakeout on Tuesday, Israeli officials kept focus exclusively on the hostages, avoiding questions entirely.
World News in Brief: Child deaths in Pakistan, Ukrainian rail station attack, new UN-India development partnership
- UN News
On Tuesday, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported the deaths of five children with a dozen seriously injured, following the detonation of an unexploded mortar shell in the city of Lakki Marwat in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the weekend.
Mounting civilian casualties in Sudan as fighting intensifies
- UN News
As conflict intensifies between rival militaries in Sudan, the UN humanitarian wing (OCHA) expressed alarm on Monday over mounting civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian conditions across the country.
Do Nuclear Tests Still Remain a Future Threat — as World Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 4 (IPS) - The 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II triggers the question: Is nuclear testing dead or is it still alive–and threatening?The August 6-9 anniversary marks the devastating bombings, which claimed the lives of between 150,000 and 246,000 civilians– and still remains the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.
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