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First ministerial candidate pledges to make Scotland international leader in human rights

Scotland’s health secretary is one of the three candidates running to replace Nicola Sturgeon

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Women are neglected in peace building. That needs to stop.

There should be more women at the negotiation table to achieve gender equality and inclusiveness in peace processes.

360info · Mar 6, 2023

A landmark UN treaty is poised to curb exploitation of the ocean

An agreement reached Saturday night on the wording of a historic United Nations treaty to protect marine biodiversity could mark the end of the unregulated exploitation of the ocean, an increasingly urgent concern as climate impacts multiply.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023

Historic deal to protect world’s oceans secured

A legally binding pact to conserve the sustainable use of global ocean biodiversity has finally been agreed to after protracted United Nations-led negotiations.

The New Daily · Mar 5, 2023

This is what's stopping women in peacebuilding

Barriers to the engagement of women in peace operations can sustain harmful workplace cultures, scuttle gender equality and even peace outcomes.

360info · Mar 5, 2023

How patriarchal mindset prevents women in peace efforts

Can Afghan and Syrian women ever be involved in the peace process or will it remain a pipe dream?

360info · Mar 5, 2023

Agreement to protect world’s oceans praised by UK politicians and groups

United Nations members on Saturday agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the world’s oceans – nearly half the planet’s surface.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s plan for small boats ‘will lock up people fleeing war’

Prime minister’s proposed legislation aimed at stopping Channel crossings branded ‘a joke’ by a former minister

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Russian shelling hits Ukrainian town; Bakhmut battle rages

The governor of northern Ukraine's Kharkiv province says Russian shelling has destroyed five homes and killed one person in a town about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Russian border

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023

Least Developed Countries summit kicks off in Doha

The 5th Least Developed Countries summit started in Qatar's capital with a top UN official warning that "urgent" measures are needed to help 52 countries facing debt repayment problems that put some at risk of default.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 5, 2023