Cecilie Bailliet, Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.
While mourning for the deaths of families in Gaza, many in rebel-held Syria celebrated at the killings of Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon last month. The Middle East war is becoming more complex, with loyalties divided even among individuals.
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on “Women building peace in a changing environment” under the theme of Women and Peace and Security.
Adrian Dominik Hauri, Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of October, chairs UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic.
পপুলিস্ট ও জাতীয়তাবাদী নেতারা ‘ভুয়া খবর’ বা ‘জাতীয় স্বার্থের পরিপন্থী ‘ এই অজুহাতে সাংবাদিকদের শাস্তি দেওয়ার জন্য কঠোর আইন প্রণয়ন করেছেন বিশ্বের যেসব দেশে তাদের রাজত্ব রয়েছে। সেই আইনগুলি প্রয়োগ করে বিভিন্ন উপায়ে সংবাদ সংস্হাগুলিকে জব্দ করার চেস্টা করে চরম বাম হোক বা ডান পপুলিস্ট এবং জাতীয়তাবাদী নেতারা এবং তাদের কট্টর সমর্থকরা ‘ষড়যন্ত্র তত্ত্ব’ বলে দাগিয়ে দিয়ে সাংবাদিকদের বিভিন্ন ভাবে হেনস্তা করার চেষ্টা করা হয়।
Jocelyne Bloch, NeuroRestore, Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on anticipating the impact of scientific developments on international peace and security under maintenance of international peace and security.
In northern Malawi, female banana farmers have come up with a creative solution to combat the impacts of climate change, which have recently devastated their crops. They use overripe bananas that go bad due to extreme conditions to make wine.Supported by the COMSIP Cooperative Union, the initiative is an unique example of how Malawian communities are innovatetively addressing the effects of climate change.
A Tibetan from Sichuan province has made a rare public appeal on Chinese social media, calling on authorities to take action against a company that he accuses of illegally extracting sand and gravel from a local riverbed, Tibetan sources with knowledge of the situation said.
Myanmar’s civil war is driving up housing demand in Yangon, causing rents to skyrocket as people displaced by conflict in remote border regions seek out the relative safety of the country’s largest city, according to real estate agents and residents.
One project in Brazil is stands out for its support to refugees arriving in the country: the Migration and Human Rights Institute, founded by Sister Rosita Milesi, a Roman Catholic nun who’s work were recognized this month by the U.N. refugee agency, which awarded her this year’s coveted Nansen Award.