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21 October 2022, 08:15
Preview As Washington tries to cut Moscow and Beijing out of the chip industry, they need to pool their resources, money and expertise to catch up
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21 October 2022, 08:15
Preview Hollywood star Kevin Spacey has won a lawsuit in which Broadway actor Anthony Rapp accused him of sexual battery
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21 October 2022, 08:15
Preview Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has boasted he raised enough money to send 500 drones to Ukraine
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21 October 2022, 08:15
Preview US aims to develop new generation of small nuclear power plants are complicated by the fact that Russia’s Rosatom is the only fuel supplier
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21 October 2022, 08:15

HAMILTON, Canada, Oct 20 (IPS) - Global progress has been staggeringly inadequate against Sustainable Development Goal 6, “clean water and sanitation for all.”

According to the latest SDGs progress assessment, 2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water, 3.6 billion lack sanitation services, and 3 billion lack basic hygiene services.

Read the full story, “Accelerating Post-Pandemic SDG 6 Achievements on Water & Sanitation”, on globalissues.org

21 October 2022, 08:15

Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful under international law due to its permanence and the Israeli government’s de facto annexation policies, a UN-appointed Commission of Inquiry said in its first report, published on Thursday. 

Read the full story, “Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal: UN rights commission”, on globalissues.org

21 October 2022, 08:15

African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday, to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted by a new UN education agency report which shows children on the continent are five times less likely to learn the basics, than those living elsewhere.

Read the full story, “Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics: New report”, on globalissues.org

21 October 2022, 08:15

Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the Security Council on Thursday. 

Read the full story, “Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned”, on globalissues.org

21 October 2022, 08:15

new report from UN trade and development body UNCTAD published on Thursday shows how the UN-led Black Sea Grain Initiative has provided hope for millions impacted by rising prices and reduced supplies of staple foodstuffs from war-torn Ukraine.

Read the full story, “Ukraine: UN-led Grain Initiative helps anchor food supply, chart way out of crisis”, on globalissues.org