The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture of a record number of executions in 2022, arrests of thousands of children and numerous allegations of torture and ill-treatment by security forces.
International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root causes and ensuring sustainable funding must fully eliminate threat, which is spreading to other regions, a top UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support.
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Kiev conducted a missile strike on several bridges connecting northern Crimea and Russia’s Kherson Region, the local authorities have said Read Full Article at RT.com
US officials led by national security adviser Jake Sullivan are seeking to convince Russia’s friends to shift their stance, FT has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
Washington should bear the cost for restoring Ukraine as it is to blame for fanning the conflict, Russia’s envoy to the US has said Read Full Article at RT.com
LONDON, Jun 22 (IPS) - The author is Executive Director of Financial Transparency CoalitionThe sanctions against Russian oligarchs who hold billions of dollars have mostly failed to have a real impact beyond freezing a few yachts and properties. So, what went wrong? Now we know.
ENSENADA, Mexico, Jun 21 (IPS) - At the entrance to the coastal city of Ensenada in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California a sign reads: “Every drop matters to us. Take care of the water."
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 21 (IPS) - When the 193-member General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development back in September 2015, it was aimed at transforming the world into an idealistic state of peace and economic prosperity.
But eight years later, most of the world’s low-income countries (LICs) have been struggling to achieve even a single goal, including the two key targets: the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030.
The US military has said it overestimated the value of arms transferred to Ukraine by more than $6 billion over the last two years Read Full Article at RT.com