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Budget for Afghanistan aid plan revised down to $3.2 billion

The United Nations and humanitarian agencies have revised the budget for Afghanistan's aid plan for 2023 to $3.2 billion, down from $4.6 billion earlier in the year, the U.N. humanitarian office said on Monday.

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Uganda's Ghetto Kids make Britain's Got Talent history – here's the reality of 'orphanages' around the world

A group of talented young dancers from Uganda warmed hearts around the world after earning the coveted “golden buzzer” on Britain’s Got Talent. The Ghetto Kids are a dance troupe of children between the ages of five and 13 growing up in a child care institution in Uganda. Putting on…

The Conversation

Conservationists welcome gillnet fishing ban in Great Barrier Reef world heritage area

The federal environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, announced the $160m plan on Monday afternoon

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Israeli energy minister opposed to idea of civilian Saudi nuclear programme

Israel's energy minister voiced opposition on Monday to the idea of Saudi Arabia developing a civilian nuclear programme as part of any U.S.-mediated forging of relations between the countries.

Reuters

Future of fossil fuels under the spotlight as COP28 talks open in Germany

The future of fossil fuels – the leading source of global warming emissions – will come under scrutiny at UN climate negotiations taking place in Germany this Monday, as an Emirati oil chief is poised to step into the driver's seat.

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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda

The United Nations climate chief says phasing out all fossil fuels is central to curbing global warming

The Independent UK

Ten statistics on global plastic addiction and its consequences

The UN’s annual World Environment Day on Monday comes days after negotiations on an international treaty against plastic pollution concluded Friday in Paris with 170 nations agreeing to produce a first draft of an accord by November. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the scale of the problem and its…

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United Nations 'alarmed' by Hong Kong June 4 detentions

The United Nations said on Monday it was "alarmed" by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub was moving from "chaos" to prosperity.

Reuters

A group of women and children living in a camp in Syria wants the federal government to bring them home

A group of 26 Australians living in a camp in Syria have launched legal action against the Department of Home Affairs. Lawyers for the women and children say they were tricked into going to the conflict zone.

ABC News

Fossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief

PARIS: The future of fossil fuels -- the leading source of planet-heating emissions -- will face scrutiny at UN climate negotiations Monday with an under-fire Emirati oil chief poised to step into the driver's seat.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong police detain more than 20 on Tiananmen anniversary

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Sunday detained more than 20 people, including key pro-democracy figures trying to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, as hundreds in Taiwan mourned the dead with a vigil.

Bangkok Post

Ardern receives New Zealand top honour for leadership during COVID, mosque attack

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday received one of New Zealand's top honours, recognising her efforts for leading the country through the COVID-19 crisis, the terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques and the White Island volcanic eruption.

Reuters

Climate crisis: rich nations undermining work to help poor countries, research suggests

Oxfam report says only $11.5bn (£9.2bn) of climate finance in 2020 devoted to helping vulnerable states

The Guardian - UK

Overcoming statelessness in Thailand

There are about 500,000 stateless people in Thailand, of whom over 100,000 are children. Recently, various national agencies, supported by UNHCR and Unicef, hosted a national consultation on statelessness. It was a timely opportunity to identify preferred directions.

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Nice to teach you: Brucie can help boost children’s speech, says classics professor

Former teacher says learning classical rhetoric can help pupils become better communicators

Inverse

This Forgotten Grain With Astounding Resilience Could Help Enable A Climate-Friendly Diet

Millets may soon garner more attention after the United Nations declared 2023 the International Year of Millets.

Reuters

Mine collapse kills at least 12 in southern Venezuela

Flooding collapsed a gold mine in southern Venezuela, killing at least 12 miners, local authorities said on Sunday, adding that the victims' bodies were returned to their families.

The Guardian - AU

Can your suburb help fix Australia’s housing crisis? It all comes down to density

Despite adding millions of people and dwellings over the past decade, our cities are well behind globally in terms of population density

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Why we need to respect Earth’s last great wilderness – the ocean

There are plans to harness our seas to help tackle the effects of the climate emergency. But without understanding and respect a life support system for our planet could be trashed

Reuters

Netanyahu convenes Iran war drill, scorns UN nuclear watchdog

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday, convening a rare cabinet war drill after he accused U.N. inspectors of failing to confront Tehran.

The Conversation

Emotional intelligence is the key to more successful entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs have a key role to play in achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This action plan, which has been adopted by all UN member countries, including Canada, was created to tackle today’s “most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges.”

Bangkok Post

Deadly India train crash linked to signal system failure

BALASORE, India: The cause of India's deadliest train disaster in decades was linked to the signal system, the railway minister said Sunday, as families scoured hospitals and morgues for missing relatives with deaths expected to top 288.

Dynamite News

Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots': Report

Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have foreseen acute food insecurity in Pakistan that is likely to further exacerbate in the coming months, if the economic and political crisis further worsens. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uganda says 54 peacekeepers killed in Somalia attack

KAMPALA: Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists.

The Guardian - UK

The Myanmar junta kills … and the rest of the world looks away

Since the coup in 2021 the carnage has been unceasing, meanwhile Russia and China continue to send weapons

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