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[ ] Responding to media reports on Tuesday that the UN had warned the aid effort may have to stop unless the security situation and coordination with the Israeli military improved, Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths denied that any “ultimatum”…

[ ] Addressing the 2024 Humanitarian Segment of the Economic and Social Council via video, António Guterres drew attention to the blatant disregard of the Geneva Conventions by warring parties worldwide. Dubbed the rules of war, the Geneva Conventions and…

[ ] Notably, the vast majority of these deaths were among men, with the highest prevalence in the 20-39 age group. The death rates were also highest in low-income countries and lowest in high-income countries. “Substance use severely harms individual…

[ ] The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, or World Drug Day, is commemorated every year on June 26 and aims to increase action in achieving a drug-free world. This year’s campaign recognises that “effective drug policies…

[ ] Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 26 (IPS) – Comparative research on healthcare financing options shows revenue-financed healthcare to be the most cost-effective, efficient, and equitable,…

[ ] Opinion by James E. Jennings (atlanta, georgia) Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Inter Press Service ATLANTA, Georgia, Jun 26 (IPS) – There have been many genocides throughout history, but the first to be displayed on TV in all its sickening…

[ ] Organizers decided to cancel physical Pride events this year for fear of a repeat of violence that marred the 2023 event when far-right groups attacked festival goers. The organizers and Georgia’s president said anti-LGBT hate speech from government…

[ ] Women from Odisha’s indigenous communities joke and laugh as they sell and barter vegetable, greens, herbs and tubers they grow on the hill slopes of their villages. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS by Manipadma Jena (shillong & bhubaneswar, india) Tuesday, June…

[ ] Philipp JägerCIVICUS discusses the results and implications of recent elections to the European Parliament with Philipp Jäger, Policy Fellow at the Jacques Delors Centre, an independent, non-partisan think tank focused on European policy processes and outcomes. CIVICUS interviews…

[ ] Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, was updating ambassadors in the Security Council. The United States has not returned to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the deal is formally called, nor has it…