UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 (IPS) - After much reluctance, the US and its Western allies last week agreed to provide Ukraine with some of the world’s most sophisticated battle tanks: American-made Abrams, German-made Leopards and British-made Challengers.

But the question remains as to whether these weapons will make a decisive difference to Ukrainian armed forces fighting a relentless battle with one of the world’s major military and nuclear powers.

Read the full story, “Will the Ukraine War be Resolved With Talks-- or with Tanks?”, on globalissues.org →

Top UN-appointed independent rights investigators on Monday urged the authorities to share more information on mass graves and other serious crimes linked to the country’s civil war.

Read the full story, “Libya: human rights abuses must be addressed, says UN probe”, on globalissues.org →

LILONGWE, Jan 30 (IPS) - “I was blind, but now I see.” This is what Vainesi, from Salima District in Central Malawi, said after surgery to treat trachoma. A mother of three, Vainesi had been unable to work or provide for her family once the disease began to affect her eyesight.

Read the full story, ““I Was Blind, But Now I See” – Celebrating Malawi’s Progress on World NTD Day”, on globalissues.org →

BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (IPS) - Parliamentarians worldwide face increasing human rights violations and a greater risk of reprisal simply for exercising their mandate or expressing their ideas and opinions.

Read the full story, “ASEAN Parliamentarians Cannot Escape 'Lawfare' or Violations of their Human Rights”, on globalissues.org →