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UN tells Afghan staff to stay home until May after Taliban ban on female workers

The government has imposed restrictions on women’s access to work, education and public life

The Independent UK

An assault on asylum? Experts raise alarm

Experts say the right to asylum is ‘disappearing’ as wealthy nations enact restrictions aimed at keeping people out.

Al Jazeera

Airstrikes by Burmese military kill dozens at anti-junta event

Attack targeted opening ceremony for office set up by military’s opponents in Sagaing region of Myanmar

The Guardian - UK

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Israel's judicial reform efforts could complicate its relationship with US – but the countries have faced other bumps along the road

President Joe Biden startled many Americans and Israelis when he recently asked the Jewish state’s new far-right government to make its controversial attempts to reform the judicial system disappear like leavened products before Passover.

The Conversation

Russia plans electronic draft papers to mobilise new army conscripts

Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to introduce electronic mobilisation papers to make it harder for Russian men to avoid the draft. More than 300,000 are believed to have been called up since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year. The UN, meanwhile, says the confirmed civilian…

France 24

Ukraine civilian deaths near 8,500

GENEVA: Nearly 8,500 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a United Nations body said on Tuesday, with many thousands more unverified deaths still feared.

Bangkok Post

UN to Review Presence in Afghanistan Following Taliban Ban

The United Nations said Tuesday it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred Afghan women from working for the world organization — a veiled suggestion the UN could move to suspend its mission and operations in the embattled country. Last week, Afghanistan's Taliban rulers took a step…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN chief Guterres in Somalia to highlight catastrophic drought, Islamist insurgency

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Mogadishu at the start of a brief visit to Somalia, which has been afflicted by protracted armed conflict, climate disasters and famine.

Radio France Internationale

UN to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban ban

The United Nations says it's reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred Afghan women from working for the world organization — a veiled suggestion that the U.N. could move to suspend its mission and operations in the embattled country

The Independent UK

U.N. tally of confirmed civilian deaths in Ukraine approaches 8,500

Nearly 8,500 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a U.N. body said on Tuesday, with many thousands more unverified deaths still feared.

Reuters

Progress in Yemen peace talks hailed despite prisoner swap delay

The direct talks between Houthi and Saudi officials have raised hopes for peace in Yemen ravaged by nine years of war.

Al Jazeera

Why the number of female world leaders is dropping

Finland’s Sanna Marin has become the latest female leader to stand down, following a closely fought election.

The Week

U.N. asks Afghan staff to stay home until May after female worker ban

The United Nations' mission to Afghanistan has launched a review of its operations and asked all Afghan staff not to come to work at least until May after the Taliban administration barred its women staff from working, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters

S Korea to conduct 1st launch of commercial-grade satellite

South Korea plans to conduct its first launch of a commercial-grade satellite aboard a domestically built rocket next month as part of its space development program

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Optimism Prevails on Reaching Intra-Yemeni Roadmap to End Conflict

Yemenis, along with international and UN circles, are eagerly awaiting the latest developments in the Yemeni crisis file as a Saudi-Omani delegation arrives in Sanaa to meet with Houthi group leaders. With optimism prevailing on reaching a Yemeni roadmap to end the conflict under UN sponsorship, sources say the anticipated…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Guterres Makes Second Visit to Somalia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday to kick off a brief visit to Somalia, a country scarred by protracted armed conflict and climate disasters. Guterres was given a red-carpet welcome at the capital's airport by Somalia's Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse who posted pictures of the event…

The Guardian - AU

Outcry over lengthy jail terms handed to China human rights lawyers

UN rights chief voices concern over sentencing of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Agency Investigating Humanitarian Food Theft in Ethiopia

The United Nations food relief agency is investigating the theft of food aid from lifesaving humanitarian operations in Ethiopia, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The World Food Program’s Ethiopia director, Claude Jibidar, says in the letter that “WFP is very concerned about the large-scale sale of…

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The Conversation

There's a growing gap between countries advancing LGBTQ+ rights, and those going backwards

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong joined 50,000 people to march in support of queer rights across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for World Pride in early March. A week earlier, Albanese became the first sitting prime minister to march in Sydney’s Mardi Gras, something he’s done over…

Al Jazeera

Women in Philippines used as Japanese sex slaves demand justice

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr urged to ‘make a difference’ for now-elderly women after landmark UN decision.

France 24

Ethiopia's city of Gondar protests over plan to disband regional forces

In tonight's edition: At least two people have been killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region amid protests against the government's efforts to disband regional special forces. Also, Rome says that more than 28,000 migrants have arrived in Italy since the start of the year and the UN reckons the number of…

Bangkok Post

Cambodia and the rise of a small power

For Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, timing is everything. Therefore, it was not surprising that the world's longest-serving leader signalled recently that he would step down from politics. Unbelievable, right? He used to say he would remain in power until he was 90.…

The Independent UK

Saudi diplomat: Talks with Houthis aim to revive Yemen truce

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Yemen says his trip to the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa was aimed at reviving a cease-fire and re-starting political talks to end the nine-year conflict

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Food Agency: $800M Urgently Needed for Afghanistan

The UN food agency said Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. Aid agencies have been providing food, education and health care support to Afghans in the wake of…

France 24

UN food agency says $800 million urgently needed for Afghanistan, warns of ‘catastrophic hunger’

The U.N. food agency said Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century.

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