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[ ] Opinion by James E. Jennings (atlanta, georgia) Monday, July 01, 2024 Inter Press Service ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 01 (IPS) – The rule at Pottery Barn is “You break it, you bought it.” It should be for Israel as well.…

[ ] Sarah Sanbar by CIVICUS Monday, July 01, 2024 Inter Press Service Jul 01 (IPS) –  CIVICUS discusses the criminalisation of same-sex relations in Iraq with Sarah Sanbar, researcher at Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division.…

[ ] “The proliferation, diversion and misuse of small arms and light weapons continue to undermine peace, security and sustainable development around the world – fuelling conflict and armed violence and causing devastating human costs”, said António Guterres in a…

[ ] Displacements in this Caribbean country have reached record levels, with nearly 600,000 people forced to leave their homes this year – double the number from last year. This makes Haiti the country with the highest number of displacements…

[ ] More than six million people across the country – about a third of the population – need humanitarian support and protection, UN Spokesperson Stephané Dujarric said on Friday. “The UN and its humanitarian partners are supporting the Government’s…

[ ] Ms. Nakamitsu noted that in recent months there had been allegations of transfers of ballistic missiles and ammunition from the DPRK (more commonly known as North Korea) to Russia, in violation of Council resolutions, allegedly for use in…

[ ] The Haitian health ministry estimates that almost 40 per cent of facilities providing beds for treatment, including the country’s main university hospital, have shut down in the last two months alone because of insecurity and looting, mainly perpetrated…

[ ] During his opening statement to the all-day panel dedicated to women and human rights, Mr. Türk said there had been “extraordinary progress” thanks to the worldwide women’s movement. But the very fact that a separate panel needed to…

[ ] The 2024 Sustainable Development Goals Report highlighted that nearly half the 17 targets are showing minimal or moderate progress, while over a one-third are stalled or going in reverse, since they were adopted by UN Member States back…

[ ] Aftermath of attack in the city center of Kharkiv, Ukraine. June 2024. Credit: IOM Opinion by Andrew Lichterman – Alyn Ware – Yosuke Watanabe (oakland, california / prague, czech republic / yokohama, japan) Friday, June 28, 2024 Inter Press…