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Green Energy Transition Must Balance Prosperity and Equality, Says UN Deputy Chief

Green Energy Transition Must Balance Prosperity and Equality, Says UN Deputy Chief

The leadership of the UN is beginning to promote a fairer scheme for the shift to the use of renewable energy sources from fossil energy consumption globally. Speaking in New York Amina Mohammed the UN

Is DR Congo set to change its presidential term limits?

Is DR Congo set to change its presidential term limits?

The political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is turning a bit controversial lately. During a speech on October 23 in Kisangani, President Felix Tshisekedi proposed steps to change the constitution of the country,

In Focus: Strikes on Gaza polio vaccine campaign and UNICEF staff member

In Focus: Strikes on Gaza polio vaccine campaign and UNICEF staff member

The northern Gaza polio vaccination drive seeks to reach more than 100,000 children to ensure that the paralysing virus does not spread across the besieged Palestinian enclave or the region. It started on Saturday and

UNESCO Report Highlights Dangers Facing Journalists, Calls for End to Impunity

UNESCO Report Highlights Dangers Facing Journalists, Calls for End to Impunity

More than 1700 journalists were killed all around the world from 2006 to 2024, UNESCO reported that out of which 85% cases were unsolved. These figures released at today's International Day to End Impunity for

Hunger and cholera staging a brutal humanitarian crisis in South Sudan

Hunger and cholera staging a brutal humanitarian crisis in South Sudan

South Sudan is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as hunger and cholera cases make things difficult for civilians in several parts of the country. UN agencies have called for more international support to ease the

A Drug Trafficking Firefight in France – Injures Five

A Drug Trafficking Firefight in France – Injures Five

On October 30, 2024, Thursday a huge firefight took place at 10.45 am in Poitiers in front of a restaurant between rival drug trafficking groups. This massive gun battle has injured five people in which

British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics goes into effect

British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics goes into effect

A historic law came into force in England and Wales on Thursday aimed at shielding women accessing medical care by designating 150 meters ‘protected zones’ around abortion clinics. The law as a bill under the

Is Sudan the most neglected crisis today?

Is Sudan the most neglected crisis today?

The people of Sudan are in a living nightmare at the moment. UN officials on Tuesday raised serious concerns over escalating violence in the country pushing the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels. 11 million people

Human Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng and Wife Xu Yan Sentenced Amidst Rising Crackdown on Dissent in China

Human Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng and Wife Xu Yan Sentenced Amidst Rising Crackdown on Dissent in China

In a historic and shocking turn of events for human rights in China, authorities penalized Yu Wensheng's wife, Xu Yan, one year and nine months while sentencing eminent human rights advocate Yu Wensheng three years

Israeli Prison Staff Accused of Brutally Assaulting Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti

Israeli Prison Staff Accused of Brutally Assaulting Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti

Palestinian prisoner rights organisations have claimed that prominent Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has been assaulted in his solitary confinement cell in Megiddo prison. The incident happened on September 9, according to the Palestinian Maan News