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28 February 2023, 08:15
Preview The US Marshals Service was hit with a significant cyber attack, affecting a system containing “sensitive” information
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28 February 2023, 08:15
Preview US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen traveled to Kiev to meet with top Ukrainian officials
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28 February 2023, 08:15

Twelve years after its revolution, political tensions in Libya remain high, and its leaders face a “major legitimacy crisis” amid widespread public frustration, the UN’s senior official in the country told the Security Council on Monday, announcing plans to create a new mechanism in support of crucial elections.

Read the full story, “Libya: Bathily proposes election support body, as public frustration mounts”, on globalissues.org

28 February 2023, 08:15

Independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Monday welcomed Armenia’s commitment to combat the use of mercenaries and private security companies, following an eight-day mission to the country. 

Read the full story, “Armenia: Rights experts commend laws to curb use of mercenaries”, on globalissues.org

28 February 2023, 08:15
Preview Two separate incidents have disrupted the water supply in Crimea
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28 February 2023, 08:15
Preview The US must reconsider its anti-Russia policies to create the conditions for the resumption of New START, Moscow has said
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28 February 2023, 08:15
Preview Russian coal exports to China have more than tripled this year, according to the country’s Consulate General in Harbin
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28 February 2023, 08:15

Water is life, yet this vital natural resource is being depleted, polluted and mismanaged. Disruption to the hydrological cycle is also causing more water-related disasters. To tackle the challenges, the United Nations will convene in March one of the most important water events in history at its Headquarters in New York. 

Read the full story, “INTERVIEW: Turn the tide on water crisis with game-changing commitments, urge co-hosts of UN conference”, on globalissues.org

28 February 2023, 08:15

QUITO, Ecuador / LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb 27 (IPS) - The Chief Executive of the twelfth largest oil producer - Sultan Al Jaber of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) - has been appointed as president of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) COP28, the biggest climate change conference that will take place in November, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Read the full story, “World’s Largest Oil Corporation to Lead Climate Change Talks in 2023”, on globalissues.org

28 February 2023, 08:15

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday once again added his voice to international condemnation of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, telling the Human Rights Council that it had “triggered  the most massive violations of human rights we are living today”. 

Read the full story, “Human Rights Council: Russia responsible for ‘widespread death and destruction’ in Ukraine”, on globalissues.org