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Nobel peace prize winner joins calls for UN to criminalise gender apartheid

Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi joins call for definition of crimes against humanity to include gender apartheid

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

100 killed, 500 injured as magnitude 6.3 quakes hit western Afghanistan

Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said.

France 24 · Oct 7, 2023

‘I wasn’t the obvious choice’: meet the oil man tasked with saving the planet

When Cop28 starts next month, Sultan Al Jaber will be front and centre. He is the United Arab Emirates’ choice to head up the climate talks – and he also happens to be head of the national oil company. What’s the problem with that, he asks

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023

UN expert: Iran is unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel peace laureate

A U.N. independent investigator says Iranian authorities are cracking down on protesters, unlawfully detaining human rights activists, including new Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, and carrying out an “alarming” number of executions

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Aligning higher education with the United Nations SDGs

Recent actions and policies indicate that India is committed towards realising SDGs. SDG4 pertains to access to quality education. It is a prerequisite for the achievement of other goals.

The Hindu · Oct 6, 2023

Artillery fire has killed 11 people and wounded 90 in a major Sudanese city, aid group says

An aid group says heavy artillery fire killed at least 11 people and wounded 90 in a major city in conflict-torn Sudan

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

History of Kenyan police violence raises concerns for Haiti mission

The United Nations Security Council has given the green light for Kenya to lead an international mission to combat rampant gang violence in Haiti. But watchdogs say they are concerned about possible human rights violations, given accusations of abuses by Kenyan police.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2023

Pakistan says its planned deportation of 1.7 million Afghan migrants will be 'phased and orderly'

Pakistan says its recently announced plans to deport all illegal immigrants, including 1_7 million Afghans, will be implemented in a “phased and orderly manner.”

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Rifts in Europe over irregular migration remain after 'success' of new EU deal

The leaders of the European Union are once again taking up the divisive issue of migration when they meet in Granada, Spain

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan's energy wealth gives it de facto impunity for ethnic cleansing

A United Nations mission finally arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on October 1 to find its towns and villages almost completely deserted. Two weeks after Azerbaijan launched an all-out military assault on the disputed territory in the south Caucasus, the Armenian government has said there are now almost no ethnic Armenians left…

The Conversation · Oct 6, 2023