In an appeal for “genuine dialogue” to resolve the crisis, the experts expressed deep concern about the reported repression, arbitrary killings, arrests, detention and enforced disappearances of demonstrators in Peru. The situation stems from Congress’s removal of then president, Pedro Castillo on 7 December, after he was accused of trying to dissolve it. Mr. Castillo remains in…
“Families forced from their homes by the earthquakes have spent the past four weeks focused on survival, their lives on hold while aftershocks continue to rumble,” said UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Afshan Khan. She said it is now critical “to do all we can to help families begin…
On Monday at the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), a series of roundtable discussions saw global leaders, ci confront two of the most fundamental hurdles facing LDCs: how to make better use of science, technology and innovation (STI), and how to promote structural transformations that can help overcome the real impediments…
Addressing the Human Rights Council, Nada Al-Nashif warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign of improvement”. Military servitude In addition to the longstanding problem of indefinite military service – which intensified during the recent Tigray conflict in Ethiopia – Ms. Al-Nashif insisted that the agreed withdrawal of the Eritrean…
At current rates, it will take almost another three centuries to bring about equality for women and girls. Hobbled by persistent inequalities, about 383 million women and girls live in extreme poverty, and every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by someone in her own family. These are some of the reasons…
A Norwegian offshore oil rig setup, file photo Energy prices surged after the Ukraine war, with Norway earning record revenues from oil and gas. According to Statistics Norway, oil and gas sales generated $140 billion in revenue. This is Norway’s biggest revenue ever, bringing in three times as much revenue as in 2021. It should…
The entry point from the United States into Mexico comes to Matamoros, crossing the entry point where the US citizens were kidnapped. Gunmen kidnapped 4 American citizens in Matamoros, Mexico. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the four Americans entered Matamoros in a white minivan from Texas. The FBI’s San Antonio Division office…
File photo Prince Harry, who separated from the British family, has explained the reason why he appeared in military uniform with a beard on his wedding day. Prince Harry revealed in his book ‘Spear’ that he had to get special permission from Queen Elizabeth II to fulfill his wish to appear bearded on his wedding…
Widows of Indian Army personnel killed in Pulwama attack were protesting; Photo: File Jaipur: The Modi government has brutally tortured the widows of 3 Indian soldiers who were killed in the Pulwama attack for protesting against the non-fulfillment of government promises. According to Kashmir Media Service, 40 personnel were killed and 35 injured in the…
Taliban banned female students in universities last year; Photo: File bill to: Universities in Afghanistan opened after the winter holidays, but Taliban security officials prevented female students from entering. According to the World News Agency, the Taliban banned women’s university education in August last year, saying that the Ministry of Higher Education was working to…
