Turkish President Erdogan invited the Palestinian counterpart and the Israeli Prime Minister

Turkish President Erdogan invited the Palestinian counterpart and the Israeli Prime Minister

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu separately to Ankara next week. This will be Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s first visit to Turkey. Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Turkey in 2008. Netanyahu will visit Turkey on July 28, while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit…

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Children forcibly separated from mothers at Syria’s Al Hol, warns top rights expert

Children forcibly separated from mothers at Syria’s Al Hol, warns top rights expert

Fionnuala Ni Aolain, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, is the first independent rights expert to gain access to the infamous facilities Al Hol and Al Raj, as well as other places of detention. After her six-day visit to northeast Syria, Ms. Ni Aolain said…

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Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’

Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’

Ms. DiCarlo strongly condemned the aerial strikes this week on the ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv, which destroyed critical infrastructure and killed or injured civilians. The attacks followed Russia’s decision on Monday to effectively end the Black Sea Initiative, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs to be shipped to international markets…

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WFP: ‘Urgent action is needed’ to end growing humanitarian crisis in Sahel

WFP: ‘Urgent action is needed’ to end growing humanitarian crisis in Sahel

The spillover will be devastating for both peace and stability in a region already experiencing political instability, climate extremes, food and water insecurity, and economic decline, the agency warned. Growing crisis “We are increasingly concerned about an overflow from the security crisis in the Sahel into coastal countries – particularly the Gulf of Guinea,” said…

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