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17 June 2023, 08:15
Preview Moscow expects the share of the greenback and euro to drop to 10-15% by the end of the year, a deputy finance minister has revealed
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17 June 2023, 08:15
Preview China has dismissed a recent report from a US cybersecurity firm that accused Beijing of a major hack
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17 June 2023, 08:15
Preview There are no signs of Russian planning a nuclear attack, the US top diplomat has said
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17 June 2023, 08:15

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jun 16 (IPS) - If you’ve never heard of the Cybercrime Convention, you’re not alone. And if you’re wondering whether an international treaty to tackle cybercrime is a good idea, you’re in good company too.

Read the full story, “UN Cybercrime Convention: Could the Cure Be Worse than the Disease?”, on globalissues.org

17 June 2023, 08:15

NAIROBI, Jun 16 (IPS) - Plastic bags were a part and parcel of life in Kenya. More than 100 million plastic bags were used annually in Kenyan supermarkets alone, with at least 24 million plastic bags discarded every month. Kenya was choking under the weight of plastic bags.

Read the full story, “Kenyas Hits and Misses on Journey to Eliminating Plastic Waste”, on globalissues.org

17 June 2023, 08:15

Women’s land rights are in the spotlight ahead of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June, at events around the world, from Kenya to Viet Nam, including a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday.

Read the full story, “Women suffer disproportionately from ravages of drought, desertification”, on globalissues.org

17 June 2023, 08:15

Sea ice is reducing at an unprecedented rate, prompting polar scientists to call for an urgent increase in research and observation, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

Read the full story, “Polar scientists call for more research and observation into rapid sea ice reduction”, on globalissues.org

17 June 2023, 08:15

Words are not enough to alleviate the multiple crises afflicting Haiti, said the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday, in an appeal for urgent international action.

Read the full story, “Haiti: ‘Take urgent action now’ urges ECOSOC President”, on globalissues.org

17 June 2023, 08:15

UN humanitarians continue bringing life-saving aid to survivors of the flooding from the Kakhovka Dam, but they’ve warned that hundreds of thousands more people in the country’s south face severe water shortages.

Read the full story, “Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster”, on globalissues.org

17 June 2023, 08:15

The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following Wednesday’s tragedy in the Mediterranean. With 78 bodies retrieved, 104 people rescued, and hundreds more missing and feared dead, the 14 June shipwreck off the coast of Greece is one of the worst and most deadly in years.

Read the full story, “Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy”, on globalissues.org