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Security Council debrief: Race for critical minerals intensifies amidst warnings of conflict
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (446+ words) The world needs more critical minerals than ever before for electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels, batteries and smartphones. They are all essential as part of the global shift away from fossil fuels towards cleaner energy sources But there is…...
Guatemala: A Narrow Opening in a Captured Justice System
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1064+ words) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 24 (IPS) - José Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico, Guatemala’s now-defunct leading investigative newspaper, spent 1,295 days in detention before a court granted him house arrest on 12 February. He endured long stretches of solitary confinement in a military jail, held…...
In El Obeid, Sudanese women face drones by day, rape by night, to reach water
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (564+ words) In El Obeid, women and girls now face an impossible choice over something as basic as a bucket of water: risk a drone strike by collecting it in daylight, or risk rape by waiting until dark. Gender equality agency UN…...
Syria ‘not alone’ in locating missing persons, tackling displacement — Global Issues
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (460+ words) Syria is not alone in tackling challenges, including the hundreds of thousands who remain missing during past tumultuous decades, the head of a UN institution said on Thursday as António Guterres departs on his first visit to the country in…...
Security Council LIVE: How to turn preventive diplomacy rhetoric into action
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (184+ words) The Security Council is debating on Thursday how best to settle disputes between States peacefully. Ambassadors will be exploring such themes as effective early warning and how to move from rhetorical support for preventive diplomacy to ensuring more consistent use…...
Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (463+ words) Flash floods have killed at least 26 people across eastern Afghanistan, including 23 in the mountainous province of Nuristan, where homes, markets and roads were swept away and search teams continued looking for people reported missing. The flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall…...
World News in Brief: Aid for Ukraine, drone attacks in Sudan, DR Congo deaths, neurological disorders in the Americas
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (866+ words) UN partners launched the Winter Response Plan to help 2.1 million people in Ukraine survive another cold season as the country grapples with the on-going Russian invasion. The UN’s office in Ukraine announced on Wednesday that its partners are seeking $358.4 million…...
Nicaragua continues to weaken political freedoms, UN warns
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (473+ words) The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Wednesday condemned new threats from Nicaragua’s co-president Daniel Ortega to hinder civil rights and prevent dissenting individuals and groups from participating in elections. Mr. Ortega said on Sunday that the country would…...
Thousands prevented from returning home to southern Lebanon
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (390+ words) As months of conflict continue to devastate communities across Lebanon, families are being left without shelter, healthcare and other essential services. Independent human rights experts, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, warned on Wednesday that civilians are paying a…...
Children in Conflict Zones and Remote Areas Bear the Brunt of Global
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (293+ words) Sagal, 23, a Somalian junior doctor and member of the UNICEF Global Youth Health Advisory Group. Credit: UNICEF The situation is similar in Ecuador, where Johao explained, “children who have never received vaccines often live in remote rural or Indigenous communities,…...