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LGBT organisations ask UN to revoke status of British human rights watchdog

A 19-page submission to the UN asks for the independent status of the EHRC to be reviewed

Wales Online · Feb 11, 2022

LGBT organisations ask UN to revoke status of British rights watchdog

The groups said their submission to the UN was prompted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s stance on trans rights.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

U.S. and China U.N. envoys trade barbs on Russia and Ukraine

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday she hopes China will urge Russia to "do the right thing" on Ukraine, prompting her Chinese counterpart to quickly respond with a call for diplomacy and an end to "hyping up the tension."

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022

Trudeau should have withdrawn Canada from the 2022 Beijing Olympics after reports of Chinese residential schools

Last June, Canada’s delegation to the United Nations was part of an international effort calling for UN inspectors to have free and unfettered access to China’s Xinjiang region to assess reports of human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2022

How forgotten beans could help fight malnutrition in Africa

February 10 marks World Pulses Day. A day dedicated to celebrating beans and lentils doesn’t seem worth getting excited about – but it should be. Because there are hundreds of forgotten and sidelined bean species that could change the game when it comes to improving global food security and cutting…

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2022

Libyan Parliament Chooses Bashagha as PM

Libya's parliament spokesman said the chamber had selected a new prime minister on Thursday after one of the two candidates withdrew. A video showed parliament members raising their hands when asked to support Fathi Bashagha, a former interior minister, to head a new interim government, but it was not clear…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 10, 2022

Libya's parliament names new PM, sparking another challenge for unity government

Libya found itself with two prime ministers Thursday, after its parliament named a rival to replace the existing unity government’s chief Abdulhamid Dbeibah, threatening a new power struggle in the war-torn nation.

France 24 · Feb 10, 2022

SpaceX loses 40 of its Starlink satellites after freak Geomagnetic storm hits Earth

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched 49 more of its Starlink satellites last week, taking the number surrounding the Earth currently at more than 12,000 with more planned

Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2022

Somalia hit by worst drought crisis in a decade: NGO

In a new report, Save the Children sounds alarm over humanitarian disaster as millions go hungry.

Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2022

Yemeni Legitimacy to UNICEF: Houthis Recruited Over 30,000 Children

The Yemeni government warned the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that the Houthi militias are recruiting more than 30,000 children, saying that they face the worst kinds of violations. The government reiterated that Houthis brainwash the children through so-called "cultural courses" and mobilize them with sectarian and extremist ideas. Yemen's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 10, 2022