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Sudan crisis: You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams

From the World Food Programme (WFP), Chad Country Director Pierre Honnorat said that 20,000 people crossed into Chad just last week. Speaking to journalists via Zoom from the Zabout refugee camp in Goz Beida, Mr. Honnorat described desperate scenes: “We can see that they have suffered, many lost family members, and we don’t even dare […]

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Industrial emissions directive, MEP Dennis Radtke said it is time for a new start in industrial policy

Strasbourg/Düsseldorf, 11 July 2023. The European Parliament has tightened the rules on industrial emissions, in a move that is expected to significantly reduce pollution and improve air quality for citizens. The new rules, which were adopted on Tuesday, extend the scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) to cover mines and large battery factories for the […]

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EU and New Zealand Sign Ambitious Free Trade Agreement, Boosting Economic Growth and Sustainability

The EU and New Zealand have signed a groundbreaking free trade agreement, promising economic growth and sustainability. This FTA eliminates tariffs, opens new markets, and prioritizes sustainability commitments. It also boosts agricultural and food trade while setting new standards for sustainability. The agreement is awaiting approval from the European Parliament, signaling a new era of economic cooperation and prosperity.

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Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week

Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of oil, the supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah after the civil war broke out in the country in 2015. Since then, the vessel has deteriorated significantly in absence of any servicing or maintenance, prompting fears of a major environmental disaster. According to David […]

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Belgium, Is CIAOSN ‘Cults Observatory’ at odds with principles of the European Court of Human Rights?

Learn about the controversy surrounding the concept of « cults » and the legality of identifying them. Discover the conflicting views between the Belgian Cult Observatory and the European Court of Human Rights regarding « harmful cultic organizations ».

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United Religions Initiative: Local Cooperation Brings Peace, Resilience, Restoration

Planting thousands of trees along Malawi’s Lilongwe River; modeling regenerative lifestyles at an eco-village outside Amman, Jordan; banning new oil and gas wells in the US; improving soil health, food security and establishing income for women with a grove of mango trees in Kolkata; and teaching eco-literacy to children in Cambodia are only a few […]

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OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over militarization of public security in Honduras

OHCHR Spokesperson Marta Hurtado told journalists in Geneva that the Government had issued a 45-day extension on Wednesday.  “The state of emergency, in force in 17 of the 18 departments in Honduras, enables the military police to support the national police in carrying out public security tasks. It also derogates the right of personal liberty, […]

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UN rights experts ‘appalled’ by attack on Russian journalist and lawyer in Chechnya

Yelena Milashina, who works for the independent investigative news service Novaya Gazeta, was travelling with Alexander Nemov when they were attacked on Monday morning on their way to covering the trial of Zarema Musaeva, the mother of exiled opposition activists who challenged the leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. The experts urged Russia to […]

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UN relief chief calls for continued support for Syria and other crisis regions

The “relief chief” was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York just as these two separate lifesaving initiatives are set to expire in the coming days. He also voiced concern over gender-based violence in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and noted lack of hope over the crisis in […]

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UN-brokered grain and fertilizer deals ‘indispensable’ to global food security

In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, António Guterres reiterated “the importance of full and continued implementation” of the agreements signed last July in Istanbul, known as the Black Sea Initiative – allowing Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs safe passage to world markets – and the Memorandum of Understanding with Moscow over fertilizer exports. Russia […]

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