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Donors pledge $2.44 billion towards UN appeal for Afghan aid

Donor countries pledged $2.44 billion towards the United Nations' $4.4 billion appeal for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday after a high-level pledging conference.

Reuters

Eastern Caribbean states open consulate in Western Sahara

(This March 31 story corrects to say Dominica instead of Dominican Republic)

Reuters

UK politics: fury from unions as pay rises for civil servants capped at 3% – as it happened

Public and Commercial Services Union says offer is in effect a pay cut because of rising inflation and prices

The Guardian - UK

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Rod Oram: Everything is now on the line

The world flunked its big chance to use the Covid pandemic to become more sustainable. Now it must use the twin perils of war and inflation to try again, writes Rod Oram

Newsroom.co.nz

UN chief names panel to probe companies' climate efforts

The head of the United Nations has announced the appointment of an expert panel to scrutinize companies’ efforts to curb climate change

The Independent UK

Bitcoin: Greenpeace says a code change could slash cryptocurrency energy use – here’s why it’s not so simple

Fewer and fewer people are using bitcoin for digital payments. Nevertheless, bitcoin transactions are consuming more energy than ever before – the same amount as the whole of Thailand. With a carbon footprint equivalent to the Czech Republic’s (around 114 million tonnes per year), bitcoin is cancelling out other climate…

The Conversation

Famines: what 20th century food crises tell us about how to cope with the Ukraine fallout

Famines should be relegated to the history books, leading expert Cormac Ó Gráda argued in 2007, since “given good will on all sides, famine prevention should be ‘easy’”. Unfortunately, the current Russia-Ukraine war has revealed that good will is no longer on all sides. The UN is warning that the…

The Conversation

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From solar-powered wifi hubs to reducing packaging waste: the small UK firms driving a green revolution

When it comes to sustainability technology, British firms are well placed to seize opportunities overseas. Meet three businesses doing just that

The Guardian - UK

Protect Indigenous people’s rights or Paris climate goals will fail, says report

Rainforests looked after by communities absorb twice as much carbon as other lands, analysis shows

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders urged to be tough on China if it backs Russia in Ukraine

Bloc pressed to threaten sanctions at summit on bilateral relations amid concern about authoritarian alliance

The Guardian - UK

Yemenis Begin Drawing Roadmap Towards Peace

The Yemenis kickstarted a marathon of consultations that included most of the war-torn country’s parties, components, and personalities, amid Yemeni, regional, and international optimism.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine war: Liz Truss visit to India coincides with trip from Russian minister Sergei Lavrov

Foreign secretary to underline importance of democracies to ‘deter aggressors’

The Independent UK

Libya's Bashagha says he will enter Tripoli peacefully within days

Libya's Fathi Bashagha, who was appointed prime minister by the eastern-based parliament this month, expects to take over government in Tripoli in the coming days without using force, he told Reuters, amid a weeks-long standoff between rival factions.

Reuters

OPEC likely to stick to modest oil boost despite war jitters

It's decision time again for the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss visit to India coincides with trip from Russian minister Sergei Lavrov

Foreign secretary to underline importance of democracies to ‘deter aggressors’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bashagha Vows to Achieve Aspirations of Libyan People

Prime minister-designate Fathi Bashagha renewed his pledge to hold elections and to achieve the aspirations of the Libyan people. Bashagha discussed with France's Special Envoy to Libya, Paul Soler, the latest developments in Libya. The French embassy announced that Soler agreed with Bashagha on the need to preserve the unity…

The Independent UK

Live updates: Russia, Ukraine help civilians flee Mariupol

Russia and Ukraine both say they are making efforts to help civilians evacuate westwards out of the besieged port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine

Irish Mirror

What the future of Covid could look like in Ireland as WHO warns virus still has 'a lot of energy left'

Speaking about the trajectory of the disease, it said most likely, the severity of Covid would wane over time as greater public immunity is developed

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Iran Says US Violates UN Resolution Linked to Nuclear Deal

The United States continues to violate a United Nations resolution that enshrines a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, despite its claims of wanting to revive the pact, foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Thursday. On Wednesday, the United States applied sanctions on a procurement agent in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Seeks Record $4.4B for Afghans Struggling Under Taliban

The UN's aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan, a decidedly ambitious call to assist the impoverished country again run by Taliban militants when much of the world´s…

Al Jazeera

In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to survive’

Dire economic situation sees children dying of starvation as millions of Afghans struggle to put food on their tables.

The Guardian - AU

Testing times: why North Korea’s missile launches should worry the west

The recent test of an ICBM is a show of strength by Kim Jong-un and a reminder that he will have to be treated as an equal by the US in future talks

The News Lens

UK Withdraws Its Judges From Hong Kong’s Top Court

Britain said keeping its judges in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal would “legitimize oppression” under a controversial security law in the former colony.

The Independent UK

UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban

The U.N.’s aid coordination agency is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan

Reuters

U.N. seeks stronger Afghanistan aid funding despite concerns on Taliban

The United Nations is seeking $4.4 billion for Afghanistan at an international virtual event on Thursday in the largest humanitarian appeal launched for a single country even as concerns mount over Taliban rule.

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