A ‘lost decade’ for developing countries?
by Daniela Leyva Fernánde, Granma An unsustainable debt erodes the capacity of developing countries to progress towards sustainability and poverty reduction. The high increase in...
Myanmar: Increasing evidence of crimes against humanity since coup
Crimes against humanity and war crimes have intensified in the wake of the February 2021 military coup in Myanmar, the UN Human Rights Council...
UK police violence: Thousands protest in London over police killing of Black man
Thousands of people gathered in London as protests erupted over killing of a Black man, who was shot dead by a Metropolitan Police firearms officer while he...
European powers snub Africa at climate control summit
Backed into a corner, African leaders have publicly come out swinging. Or should this opening salvo say: Seeing the fate of Africa being at...
Mixed feelings and controversy looms over UN Uyghur Report
The Peoples Republic of China is the focus of criticism by human rights defenders accusing the regime of genocidal practices, ethnic cleansing, crackdowns, and...
Tension rises as Turkey, Greece voice festering grievances
ISTANBUL—Troubled relations between regional rivals Turkey and Greece worsened on Sept. 6, with Turkey’s president doubling down on a thinly veiled invasion threat and...
Biden administration’s military action in Africa shows U.S. footprint still there
The latest iteration of “scramble for Africa” by foreign interests, is not only being seen in the number of countries involved, but with the...
Only one in seven Britons say Truss will be better than Johnson, poll reveals
More than a quarter of people in the UK believe the new Prime Minister Liz Truss will be worse than her predecessor Boris Johnson,...
Papua, New Guinea: Conflict and election-related violence trigger wave of displacement
Following conflict and election-related violence in Papua, New Guinea, more than 15,000 people have been internally displaced in Hela, Southern Highlands and Enga provinces,...
One third of Gaza Strip population in need of psychological and social support
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported an increase in the levels of mental disorders amongst the population of...