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As resistance grows to the fossil fuel regime, laws are springing up everywhere to suppress climate activists

Along with subsidising big polluters, governments are setting in place repressive anti-protest laws to protect them

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2022

UN chief Antonio Guterres: ‘I hope the ICC can investigate Izium’

Two days before the start of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he hoped the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be able to investigate the alleged massacre in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium in an interview with FRANCE 24’s Marc…

France 24 · Sep 18, 2022

Farmers should come out with value-added products to boost export potential, says Shobha Karandlaje

The Minister called upon farmers to give priority to growing millets, as the United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets

The Hindu · Sep 18, 2022

Yemen, UN, Netherlands Discuss Safer Tanker in Aden

A tripartite meeting between the Yemeni government, the UN, and the Netherlands was held in Aden to discuss the status of the FSO Safer tanker and efforts to initiate the implementation of the first phase of the UN plan to empty and maintain the tanker to avoid a global environmental…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022

Around 3.7 million tonnes of food left Ukraine ports under grain deal - ministry

A total of 165 ships with 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on Sunday.

Reuters · Sep 18, 2022

UNRWA: Financial Crisis May Affect Employee Salaries, Operational Projects

Media Advisor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza Adnan Abu Hasna has warned against the effect of the financial shortfall on the agency’s operations. Abu Hasna said that the agency’s financial crisis may impact its operational projects and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022

UN: Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools 'shameful'

The United Nations is calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7 through12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.”

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2022

FAO Calls for Preparedness to Face Risks of Expected Floods in Yemen

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for unrelenting flood risk preparedness in Yemen. It strongly advised adopting integrated farming systems as the ravages of climate change continue to affect farming communities in the country. According to the UN body, agricultural systems that integrate crops, livestock, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022

Eryani Urges Firm Stance to End Iran's Interference in Yemen

Yemeni Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism Moammar al-Eryani called on the international community, the UN, and the Security Council's permanent members to take a clear and firm stance against Iranian interference in Yemeni affairs. Eryani said that Houthi leaders visit Iran and Lebanon to meet with "symbols of Iranian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022

Tunisian ‘Hanging Garden’ Farms Cling on Despite Drought

High in the hills of northwestern Tunisia, farmers are tending thousands of fig trees with a unique system of terracing they hope will protect them from ever-harsher droughts. But the "hanging gardens" of Djebba El Olia have been put to the test this year as the North African country sweltered…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022