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State of emergency declared as two cyclones hit Vanuatu in 24 hrs

Hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to be affected after two Category 4 cyclones hit Vanuatu in 24 hours.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2023

The United Nations mustn't be powerless

The first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been a good opportunity to reflect on the war's global implications. In addition to untold human misery, Russia's aggression triggered a historic food and energy crisis and caused global inflation to spike, endangering the world's fragile economic recovery from Covid-19. But…

Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2023

Big Biz's "dishonest climate accounting"

Companies pledge to cut emissions caused by their production, while opposing measures to reduce emissions

Salon · Mar 3, 2023

Top 3 food system innovations

Learn about three of the most impactful scientific developments in our food systems

Salon · Mar 3, 2023

EU Diplomat Demands Accountability Following Israeli Settler Rampage in West Bank

The European Union's envoy to the Palestinians called on Friday for accountability and for perpetrators to be brought to justice after a rampage by Israeli settlers this week in the occupied West Bank in which one Palestinian was killed and dozens of houses, shops and cars were torched. Ambassador Sven…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2023

Watch: High Commissioner for Human Rights briefs council on situation in Palestine

Watch as Volker Turk, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs the Human Rights Council in Geneva on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Spanish bureaucracy leaves Ukrainians waiting for cash help

Thousands of Ukrainians who fled to Spain after Russia invaded their country last year are still waiting for promised payments of 400 euros ($425) a month

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

UN: Myanmar junta ‘at war with country’s own people’

Myanmar's military rulers now see civilians as their adversaries and are making war on the country’s own people, undermining the basic ability to live, the United Nations said on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 3, 2023

Scotland becomes first country to stop hospitals using climate-damaging anaesthetic

Hospitals in Scotland will no longer use desflurane for surgery - which has a global warming potential 2500 times higher than carbon dioxide.

Daily Record · Mar 3, 2023

Republicans are trying to build a multiracial right – will it work?

Former Republican South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley launched her bid for president recently in a video that began by describing the racial division that marked her small hometown of Bamberg, South Carolina.

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2023