UN Human Rights Council Rejects Western Bid to Debate China’s Xinjiang Abuses
[ad_1] AdvertisementIn a close diplomatic victory for China, the United Nation's top human rights body on Thursday voted down a proposal from Britain, Turkey, the...
War Over Taiwan Is Nowhere Near Inevitable
When U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi led a congressional visit to Taiwan on Aug. 2, China indulged in a festival of furor. With...
Why is Africa playing with fire?, by Azu Ishiekwene –
There's a fire in Ouagadougou. And who's to say where it's holding up next?For the second time in eight months, the military in Burkina Faso...
Why Did OPEC Slash Oil Production?
Welcome to today’s Morning Brief, where we’re looking at OPEC’s decision to curtail oil production, Iran’s growing dissent, and Yemen’s expired truce. If you...
Haiti: Fuel crisis prompts appeal for humanitarian corridor amid cholera outbreak
The Varreux Terminal, located in the capital, Port-au-Prince, is the main entry point for fuel in the country but gangs have been blocking the entrance...
Nearly half of world’s terror victims are African, with organised crime increasingly entrenched
UNODC chief Ghada Waly said there were around 3,500 victims of terrorist acts in sub-Saharan Africa last year, nearly half of those recorded worldwide. The...
WTO anticipates sharp slowdown in world trade growth in 2023
The UN partner agency has cautioned against imposing trade restrictions which would ultimately result in slower growth and lower living standards. Global merchandise trade volume...
Horrific Thailand nursery attack prompts swift international condemnation
More than 35 people have been killed, according to news reports, many of them children, said the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. “UNICEF condemns all forms...
Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority, UN health agency urges governments
“Every death by suicide is a tragedy,” said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, who maintained the suicide prevention was “rarely a priority”...
Mikhail Mishustin’s meeting with Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 2nd Caspian Economic Forum. Mikhail Mishustin and Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Hidayat oghlu Asadov Mikhail...