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Russia says Black Sea grain deal may be nearly over

Russia on Thursday said there would be no extension of the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18 unless the West removed a series of obstacles to the export of Russian grain and fertiliser.

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Commentary: A rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change

Last month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change charted global temperatures to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and on a destructive trajectory to surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the early 2030s. This intersects surprisingly with another piece of news: the Centers for Disease Control…

Los Angeles Times

Dozens raped as migrant workers expelled from Angola to Congo

Congolese women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers from Angola to Democratic Republic of Congo, a doctor, officials and the United Nations said.

Reuters

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US to Mali: End restrictions on UN peacekeepers, seek peace

The United States is warning Mali’s military government that it would be “irresponsible” for the United Nations to continue deploying its more than 15,000 peacekeepers unless it ends restrictions including on operating reconnaissance drones

The Independent UK

Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists attribute extreme weather events to climate change

Last month the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report.

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Myanmar confirms deadly air strike as international outcry rises

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's ruling junta confirmed on Wednesday that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations and Western powers.

AFP

Deadliest first quarter for central Med migrants since 2017: UN

Geneva (AFP) - January to March 2023 was the deadliest first quarter for migrants crossing the central Mediterranean since 2017, the United Nations said Wednesday, with 441 lives lost attempting to reach Europe.

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Kremlin Says Outlook for Black Sea Grain Deal Is ‘Not So Great’

The Kremlin on Wednesday said the outlook for the landmark UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal was not great as promises to remove obstacles to Russian exports of agricultural and fertilizer exports had not been fulfilled. The grain deal is an attempt to ease a food crisis that predated the Russian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin warns outlook for Black Sea grain deal is 'not so great'

The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that the outlook for extending a deal beyond May 18 that allows the safe wartime export of grain and fertilizer from several Ukrainian Black Sea ports was not great as Russia's own such exports still faced obstacles.

Reuters

Taliban say ban on Afghan women working for UN 'an internal issue'

Kabul (AFP) - A ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations was an internal issue, the country's Taliban authorities said Wednesday, adding that the decision "should be respected by all sides".

AFP

Taliban ban on Afghan women working for U.N. an 'internal' issue

Afghanistan's Taliban administration has said forbidding Afghan women from working for the United Nations was an "internal issue," after the global organisation expressed alarm at the decision and said it would review its operations there.

Reuters

Talban say there's no obstacles for UN work in Afghanistan

The Taliban's chief spokesman denies there are obstacles for the U.N. to do its work in Afghanistan, even after barring Afghan women from working at the global body

The Independent UK

Fishing regulators need more transparency, ocean groups say

More transparency in regional fisheries management organizations that were set up by the United Nations to measure and conserve fish populations — but are difficult to hold to account — is needed if fish species are to be protected, conservation agencies and fishing industries players say

The Independent UK

UN Optimistic over Sanaa Talks as Prisoner Exchange to Be Held on Thursday

The United Nations has expressed its optimism over the ongoing talks between Saudi and Omani delegations with the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen’s Sanaa. The delegations had arrived in Sanaa on Sunday to discuss a roadmap for peace in war-torn Yemen. The peace would start with an expanded nationwide truce…

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Exclusive-Iran exploits quake relief mission to fly weapons to Syria -sources

Iran has used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons and military equipment into its strategic ally Syria, nine Syrian, Iranian, Israeli and Western sources said.

AFP

Myanmar confirms deadly air strike as international outcry mounts

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations and Western powers.

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As many as 100 people were killed after military airstrikes hit a village in Myanmar

Airstrikes by Myanmar's military killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule.

AFP

International anger as air strikes kill dozens in Myanmar

Bangkok (AFP) - Dozens of people in central Myanmar were killed in air strikes Tuesday, according to local media reports and a witness contacted by AFP, as the United Nations and Western powers condemned the attacks and demanded accountability.

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No ships inspected on Tuesday under Ukraine Black Sea grain deal, UN says

No ships were inspected on Tuesday under the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal "as the parties needed more time to reach an agreement on operational priorities," the United Nations said, adding that routine inspections were due to resume on Wednesday.

Reuters

Sudan fatwa call worries UN as Bashir loyalists up activity

The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday about a request for a fatwa seeking the assassination of its head in Sudan, as loyalists of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir stepped up opposition to a draft deal for a new civilian government.

Reuters

North Korea parade 'probably oversells' ICBM threat -leaked document

U.S. intelligence analysts believe a recent military parade in North Korea "probably oversells" the threat its inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) pose to the United States, according to a leaked document purportedly from the U.S. government.

AFP

UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia's 'massive' need for aid

Mogadishu (AFP) - Visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Tuesday for significant international support for Somalia as it battles a desperate humanitarian crisis caused by "a perfect storm" of drought and protracted armed conflict.

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Taliban ban on women has forced UN into ‘appalling choice’

UN says negative consequences of the crisis for Afghan people will be the responsibility of the de facto authorities

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UN limits operations in Afghanistan amid the humanitarian crisis as the Taliban ban UN's female staff

In a major setback to the relief efforts in Afghanistan, the UN limits its operations in the war-ravaged country facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the wake of the Taliban's ban on its female staff.

The Independent UK

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

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