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What is gender apartheid – and can anything be done to stop it?

Activists hope a change in international law could help to address the intensifying erosion of women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Afghan women fight to hold Taliban to account over gender apartheid

What women face in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity, say activists pushing for recognition by UN

The Guardian - UK

China to head green energy boom with 60% of new projects in next six years

IEA says faster clean energy rollout led by solar power in China with country set to boast half of world’s renewables by 2030

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Paying Out Disaster Relief Before Climate Catastrophe Strikes

Beyond the complex byways of international finance, a simple solution is gaining ground to protect populations caught in the path of destructive extreme weather: transfer a little money via their mobile phones before disaster strikes.

International Business Times

Nobel Peace Prize To Be Awarded As Wars Rage

The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favourites.

International Business Times

Pacific Island Nations Swamped By Global Drug Trade

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

International Business Times

Prosperity and climate action can go hand-in-hand

An Australian-hosted global summit has been told that protecting nature and combating climate change aren't the enemies of financial prosperity.

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UN Officials Express Concern Over Lebanon's Potential Fate Similar To Gaza

UN officials warn of Lebanon facing Gaza-like situation due to conflict, stressing urgent need for international intervention.

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Is sustainable development possible? Only if we take a unified approach

With this year’s annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) summit set to take place in a little over a month in Azerbaijan, the world’s attention once again turns to climate change, resource security and the goals of sustainable development.

The Conversation

MPs pile pressure on Labour to oppose Saudi bid to join UN’s Human Rights Council

Exclusive: Labour under pressure to take a stand against human rights abuses

The Independent UK

Could Saudi-Iran talks prevent Lebanon from turning into a second Gaza?

Hezbollah has been a past source of tension between the two countries, but Riyadh wants to improve relations with Tehran

The Guardian - UK

Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the UN

Sudan's health ministry says cholera cases in the country have increased by almost 40% across 11 of the total 18 states in less than two weeks, alarming the U.N. health officials

The Independent UK

Britain has neglected Africa and the Commonwealth for over a decade: 4 ways it can reset relations

The United Kingdom is resetting its relations with Africa and other countries in the global south after more than a decade of neglect. At the United Nations in September, British prime minister Keir Starmer promised his government was

The Conversation

UN warns massive billion-dollar fraud networks are on the rise in Southeast Asia

Crime syndicates in Southeast Asia are using deep fakes to trick victims, UN warns.

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How does Israel’s Lebanon invasion compare with its previous operations?

Current campaign follows others since 1978 that have failed to bring security and calm to northern Israel

The Conversation

Why it’s so hard to kick fossil fuels out of sport

Governments and public relations firms are under pressure to, in UN secretary-general António Guterres’s words, stop “fuelling the madness” and ban fossil fuel advertising or cut ties with the industry.

The Conversation

UN extends Kenyan policing mission in Haiti in futile attempt to tackle gangs

Haiti is being choked to death by its 200 or so violent criminal gangs. The latest figures to be released by the UN suggest that more than 3,600 people have been killed in the country since January, including over 100 children, while more than 500,000 Haitians have been displaced.

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia executes Philippines national for murder as kingdom sets grim record

Country has executed 199 people till September, say rights groups

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Israel Expands Offensive Against Hezbollah In South Lebanon

Israel ramped up its ground offensive against Hezbollah along Lebanon's southern coast on Tuesday, after deploying more troops in the country and urging civilians living near the Mediterranean to evacuate.

The Guardian - UK

‘A slap in the face to victims of abuse’: UN urged to reject Saudi Arabia’s bid to join Human Rights Council

Riyadh accused of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, jailing women’s rights advocates and murdering critics

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Israel 'endangering' Irish peacekeeping troops on Lebanon border

Israel has endangered Irish peacekeepers along the border with Lebanon, Ireland’s deputy premier has said.

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Israeli Military Kills Senior Hezbollah Commander In Beirut Strike

Israeli military strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander, escalating tensions in the region. UN calls for negotiated solution.

The Guardian - UK

Today, our hearts are breaking for the children of Gaza. Tomorrow, we must give them peace

The damage that ongoing fighting will cause to young minds is incalculable. A peace plan that prioritises their needs is vital, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Britain needs to abandon its delusions of empire – giving up the Chagos Islands is a good start

Labour says it is committed to other ‘overseas territories’, but why? These colonial-era dreams are costing the country dear, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Deforestation ‘roaring back’ despite 140-country vow to end destruction

Demand for beef, soy, palm oil and nickel hindering efforts to halt demolition by 2030, global report finds

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