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United Nations official and others in Armenia hacked by NSO Group spyware

At least a dozen victims were found to have been hacked by Pegasus during clashes in the region in 2021

The Guardian - US

Oil and gas emissions predicted to rise for North Sea companies

Shell and BP responsible for around 36% of the total 725 million tonnes of CO2 set to be emitted between now and 2030

Insider UK

United Nations watchdogs raise concerns about Nooksack evictions, again

SEATTLE — More than 5,000 miles separate Deming in Whatcom County, Washington, where the Nooksack River rushes out of the North Cascades, and the Palais des Nations in Geneva, where the United Nations Human Rights Council is headquartered.

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Sudan army calls on ex-soldiers to re-enlist, sporadic fighting persists

Sudan's army called on Friday for reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist amid a deadly conflict with a rival paramilitary and asked the United Nations to change its envoy to the country.

Reuters

Turkish voters weigh final decision on next president, visions for future

Two opposing visions for Turkey’s future are on the ballot when voters return to the polls Sunday for a runoff presidential election

The Independent UK

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto shrugs off UN official's comments in defence of Moira Deeming

Under-pressure Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has swatted away criticism from a top UN official about his treatment of expelled Liberal Moira Deeming, saying he was more focused on the state's budget.

ABC News

UN peacekeeping on 75th anniversary: Successes, failures and many challenges

Over the past 75 years, the United Nations has sent more than 2 million peacekeepers to help countries move away from conflict, with successes from Liberia to Cambodia and major failures in former Yugoslavia and Rwanda

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Asia's heatwave prompts climatologists' warning amid UN report on rising global temperatures

There are fresh warnings about the soaring heat across south and south-east Asia as a UN report warns global temperatures are very likely to hit records in the next five years.

ABC News

SA urged to bid for UN climate change conference

Business SA has urged the state government to consider bidding to host the world's leading climate change conference.

AAP

Australia’s ‘first carbon-neutral telco’: do Telstra’s environmental claims about Belong stack up?

Carbon neutrality of low-cost telco Belong relies almost solely on buying overseas offsets, and how an Institute of Public Affairs fellow misread the Great Barrier Reef

The Guardian - AU

Amid technical glitches, Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Donald Trump

Florida’s Ron DeSantis, fresh off a 19-point reelection win and holding a rich campaign war chest, enters the crowded GOP field looking to topple former President Donald Trump.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN gets $2.4 billion in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts

The United Nations received pledges of $2.4 billion on Wednesday to help fund aid operations for some 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, but the donations fell short of what the U.N. was seeking as it warned against a possible "catastrophe."

Reuters

Republican Trump rival Ron DeSantis announces run for White House

The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk

Evening Standard

UN warns against losing sight of South Sudan peace process amid Sudan crisis

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has warned the country’s leaders not to lose sight of the pending implementation of the peace deal that could “make or break” the country” amid the ongoing crisis in neighboring Sudan

The Independent UK

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US concerned over UN official's meeting with Russian wanted by the ICC -State Dept

The United States is "deeply concerned" by a meeting between a leading United Nations official for children and Russia's ombudsman for children's rights, who is wanted by the world's permanent war crimes court, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Key aid group says Taliban signals exemption for women in southern heartland

An international aid agency in Afghanistan hopes to have an interim arrangement within days to allow its Afghan female staff to return to work in the southern province of Kandahar - the birthplace of the Taliban and home to the supreme spiritual leader.

The Hindu

U.N.-recognised Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions keeps NHRC waiting over ‘political meddling’

The U.N.-recognised Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions has deferred accreditation of National Human Rights Commission, India (NHRC-India) over political interference in appointments, involving police in probes into human rights violations, and poor cooperation with civil society

The Conversation

How China is increasing its influence in central Asia as part of global plans to offer an alternative to the west

As G7 leaders were preparing for their recent summit in Japan, China’s president Xi Jinping hosted his central Asian counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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The Guardian - UK

UK funding cuts to east Africa ‘insulting and shortsighted’, say aid organisations

NGOs dismayed at reduction in Britain’s contribution as crisis-hit region faces challenges from drought, rising prices and conflict

The Independent UK

UN: Sudan conflict displaces over 1.3 million, including some 320K to neighboring countries

The U.N. migration agency says the fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force has displaced more than 1.3 million people

The Conversation

Africa's Russia-Ukraine peace mission: what can it achieve?

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead an initiative of six African heads of state to explore an end to the year-long Russia-Ukraine war. The announcement followed his phone calls with both Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky. The mission is expected to take place…

The Independent UK

US announces $524 million in new aid for Horn of Africa drought, climate crisis

The United States has announced $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the extreme effects of climate change and the worst drought in the region in 40 years

The Conversation

Peace in Sudan depends on justice for the Darfur genocide

I asked the pilot to deviate from our approved flight path and go low over Darfur. It was 2003 and I was the United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator in Sudan investigating reports of violence. What I saw was a genocide unfolding on my watch.

The New Daily

Clashes reported on second day of Sudan ceasefire deal

Clashes between rival military factions could be heard overnight in parts of Sudan's capital on the second full day of a week-long ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

World failing to protect civilians caught in conflict: UN chief

Nearly 17,000 civilian deaths were recorded across 12 conflicts around the world last year, a 53% rise.

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