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António Guterres attends the festivities marking the country’s 25th anniversary, which took place on Friday after independence elections. The festivities were organised by the UN mission in what was then East Timor. Independence came in 2002 after months of violence and destruction, ending years of rule by Portugal and then Indonesia, which annexed the country […]

The worst affected regions are Chattogram and Sylhet, where major rivers are flowing “well above the danger mark”, further aggravating the situation. according to to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Early estimates suggest that around five million people, including two million children, have been affected, with many without food and aid. Source: OCHA Impact of

Credit: Adobe Stock Opinion by Ann-Sophie Bohle (Stockholm, Sweden) Thursday, August 29, 2024 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug 29 (IPS) – The impacts of climate change are disproportionate having an impact fragile and conflict-affected environments (FCS). Climate shocks can worsening of security risks in FCS, conflict and instability compromise the ability of a region

by CIVICUS Thursday, August 29, 2024 Inter Press Service Aug 29 (IPS) – CIVICUS discusses recent leadership changes in Vietnam with David Tran, coordinator of the Alliance for Vietnam’s Democracy, a civil society platform that promotes democracy in Vietnam and the region through international cooperation and strengthening local civil society. On August 3, President Tom

Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Palestine, briefs the media on the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (United Nations) Thursday, August 29, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (IPS) – The UN’s multi-agency polio vaccination campaign in Gaza will begin this weekend amid continued

Israel has agreed to a limited daily pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip starting Sunday so that hundreds of thousands of children can be vaccinated against polio, the United Nations said on Thursday. According to Rip Peeperkorn, a representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), fighting will cease in three areas of Palestinian territory

Arctic cargo A brave team of three Tesla enthusiasts drive the electric car manufacturer’s Cybertruck hundreds of miles into the remote Canadian wilderness. Their six-day, 740-kilometre journey, which begins later this week, will take them from a Klondike gold rush town in the Yukon, across the Arctic Circle to the edge of the Arctic Ocean,

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended his decision to grant special fast-track citizenship to CEO of Telegram messaging app Pavel Durovwho is now under preliminary charges in France for alleged criminal activities on his popular platform. Macron also said he did not know Durov would come to France before his

(Source) On Thursday, a court in Thailand sentenced Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, the son of famous Spanish actors, to life in prison for the premeditated murder and mutilation of 44-year-old Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta Arteaga. sentenced to deathSancho’s sentence was reduced for his cooperation during the trial. What happened: The crime took place in August

Israeli forces have carried out raids in the occupied West Bank for the second day in a row, prompting calls from the United Nations for de-escalation. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday it had launched a “counterterrorism operation”. On Thursday it said 12 people had been killed in the cities of Jenin and