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UK joins calls for World Bank reform to focus funding on climate crisis

Alok Sharma’s intervention puts pressure on Trump-appointed Bank chief who faces calls to resign

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022

Israeli crackdown on Jerusalem refugee camp ignites unrest

Israeli security forces set up checkpoints that choked off the only exit and entry points of Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem, bringing life to a standstill for its estimated 60,000 residents

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

'Where is humanity?' ask the helpless doctors of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region

Civil war has blockaded the country's northern region and decimated a hospital system that serves nearly 7 million people. Without basic supplies, power and medicine, thousands are needlessly dying.

WEKU · Oct 14, 2022

Castle Douglas' Carolyn Yates shares the first part of her story in Galloway People

A qualified teacher who took her acclaimed programme for unlocking children’s learning all over the world, Carolyn is currently chair of Castle Douglas Development Forum

Daily Record · Oct 14, 2022

US: Return to Iran Deal Unlikely in Near Future

The United States on Thursday ruled out any imminent revival of the Iranian nuclear deal, issuing a downbeat assessment of long-stalled talks over the 2015 accord. The landmark JCPOA deal has been in tatters since then-president Donald Trump withdrew the United States from it in 2018 and Iran later backed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

Poor nations to demand climate justice, finance at UN summit

The chair of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Egypt has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

Lenderking Meets Al-Alimi as he Kicks off Tour to Back Extension of Yemen Truce

United States envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking kicked off his new tour of the region in Riyadh where he held talks with Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi. Lenderking is in the region to garner support for the extension of the nationwide truce in the war-torn…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

Egypt silenced climate experts’ voices before hosting Cop27, HRW says

Failure to address country’s abuses will obstruct rollout of meaningful climate action, director of Human Rights Watch says

The Guardian - US · Oct 14, 2022

Grundberg Urges Yemen’s Warring Parties to Extend Truce

The United Nations’ Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grunberg, described on Thursday the nationwide truce that was in place since April as an “historic opportunity to build trust and to work towards a peaceful settlement of the conflict.” “On 2nd of October, the day the second extension of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022

Saudi Arabia Urges Designation of Houthis as Terrorist

Saudi Arabia called on Thursday for the designation of the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen as terrorist. The Kingdom’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Dr. Abdulaziz al-Wasil said the time has come for the designation and for the boycott of the militias and drying up of their sources of funding.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 14, 2022