Washington, which makes money from wars, bears responsibility for the strike on the Gaza hospital, Dmitry Medvedev said Read Full Article at RT.com
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 18 (IPS) - A senior manager of the world’s largest investment firm has ‘blown the whistle’ on ESG (environment, social and governance) ‘greenwashing’, especially on supposed climate finance.
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CAIRO, Oct 18 (IPS) - The Egyptian government is clearing a vast area in Historic Cairo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to make way for new main roads and flyover bridges, which it says will improve traffic flow in the sprawling, congested megacity.
Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged China not to forcibly repatriate people who have escaped from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), warning that some returnees could even be put to death.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed to the world to renew its commitment to a poverty-free world.
The UN Security Council’s first intervention in the Gaza crisis – a Russian-led draft resolution calling for humanitarian ceasefire – was voted down on Monday. Despite this setback, diplomatic efforts are in full swing as ambassadors prepare to consider another text on the unprecedented crisis.
The UN human rights chief has described a strike on a hospital in northern Gaza on Tuesday which has reportedly left many hundreds of people killed and injured as "totally unacceptable."
Pakistan should immediately cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals back to their country, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged on Tuesday.
The UN Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, appealed to the international community on Tuesday for increased support in resolving the escalating hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the mounting tension in the wider Great Lakes region.