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16 March 2023, 08:15

The UN and partners are ramping up support to Malawi in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which killed 190 people this week and injured dozens more, prompting the Government to declare a state of disaster. 

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16 March 2023, 08:15

Officials in many countries “vilify and target” human rights defenders instead of recognizing the crucial work they do to help build fairer societies, a UN-appointed independent expert said on Wednesday.

Read the full story, “Governments must do more to protect human rights defenders: Expert”, on globalissues.org

16 March 2023, 08:15

More than 100,000 people have been displaced, and dozens killed, following a string of armed group attacks in North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN reported on Wednesday. 

Read the full story, “Attacks by armed groups displace more than 100,000 in DR Congo”, on globalissues.org

16 March 2023, 08:15

With the holy month of Ramadan fast approaching, warring parties in Yemen must build on relative calm across the country and the April 2022 truce – which is largely holding, despite its official lapse in October – to negotiate a nationwide ceasefire and address the dire humanitarian needs there, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Read the full story, “Diplomacy in Yemen reaches new pitch following year of relative calm, Security Council hears”, on globalissues.org

16 March 2023, 08:15
Preview Zimbabwe is ready to join the BRICS trade bloc, according to the country’s ruling party spokesperson
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16 March 2023, 08:15
Preview French demands are slowing the EU’s plan to help Ukraine replenish its dwindling stocks of shells, The Telegraph has reported
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16 March 2023, 08:15

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) - When Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) last week, he said the annual meeting takes on even greater significance at a time when women’s rights are being “abused, threatened, and violated around the world.”

Read the full story, “Gender Empowerment Falters at the Highest Echelons of the UN”, on globalissues.org

16 March 2023, 08:15

LONDON, Mar 15 (IPS) - Last October, Ales Bialiatski was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was one of three winners, alongside two human rights organisations: Memorial, in Russia, and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine. The Nobel Committee recognised the three’s ‘outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power’.

Read the full story, “Belarus: A Prison State in Europe”, on globalissues.org

16 March 2023, 08:15

PRETORIA, South Africa, Mar 15 (IPS) - In contrast to its strategic role as an essential resource to help achieve community development and poverty alleviation globally, groundwater has remained a poorly understood and managed resource.

Read the full story, “Managing Water Sustainably Is Key To the Future of Food and Agriculture”, on globalissues.org

16 March 2023, 08:15

NEW YORK, Mar 15 (IPS) - On 29 and 30 March, the US government, in partnership with Costa Rica, Netherlands, South Korea and Zambia, will co-host the second virtual Summit for Democracy. Several elected leaders and state representatives will come together to highlight achievements in advancing democratic principles.

Read the full story, “Civic Space the Bedrock of Democracy is Scarce & Contested”, on globalissues.org