Headlines- A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
- The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
- A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
- Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
- The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
- After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.
Month: March 2021
Egypt Deaf Children
Deaf children in Egypt face serious obstacles when seeking an education because many come from poor families and far-off rural areas
Attacks on Afghan Women Journalists Increases
Female journalists in Afghanistan are concerned about their safety after three women working for a media outlet in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad were killed in an early March attack claimed by the Islamic State
Easter Holy Land Sites
Israel is keeping air travel restrictions in place because of the pandemic and that means Christian pilgrims from all over the world will once again not be able to visit the traditional sites in the Holy Land this Easter this year
China Targets Exiled Uyghurs in Internet...
China has been targeting Uyghurs living in exile in attacks on their online communications, sources say, with Facebook announcing in a statement this week it is taking action to counter the threat
Press Conference on Financing for Sustainable...
United Nations Deputy-Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed briefs the press on financing for the Sustainable Development Report
India Pandemic Lockdown Anniversary
A year ago, India imposed one of the world’s strictest lockdowns resulting in an exodus of millions of domestic migrant workers from its crowded cities. In recent months, many have returned – some are finding jobs in an economy that is slowly recovering from its worst fall in decades, but others are still struggling
Documentaries #MeToo Era
“Allen v Farrow,” a four-part documentary by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering focuses on Dylan Farrow’s accusation that her famous filmmaker father, Woody Allen, sexually abused her
United Nations Security Council Holds Videoconference...
Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Libya and Head of of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefs Members of the Council at the videoconference in connection with the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
‘We Don’t Know Exactly How Far...
Serena Oberstein is the executive director of Jewish World Watch (JWW), a California-based organization that assists survivors of mass atrocities around the globe and seeks to unite people of various faiths and cultures in the fight against genocide. The group has primarily focused on providing service in the conflict areas of China, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, and Myanmar
UN Security Council Holds Videoconference in...
Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson for Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, briefs the videoconference with United Nations Security Council members in connection with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan