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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to keep their promise to leave no one behind and deliver health and sanitation to all. 

Read the full story, “Safe sanitation for all benefits people and the planet: UN chief”, on globalissues.org →

NEW YORK, Nov 19 (IPS) – A week has gone by since COP 26 with 197 Parties ended in the Scottish city of Glasgow on extended time last Saturday. Climate change which covers wide array of issues affecting all living beings engaged the people around the world for COP 26 in a way never experienced since COP1 was held in Berlin in 1995.

Read the full story, “Glossing Over in Glasgow – Some Thoughts on COP26”, on globalissues.org →

Despite COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided with gender-based violence services through a joint UN and European Union (EU) programme working to stamp out what is arguably one of the most prevalent human rights violations. 

Read the full story, “Spotlight Initiative combats gender-based violence during COVID-19 pandemic”, on globalissues.org →

With about 2.3 million people already suffering with serious water, food and pasture shortages in Somalia, a rapidly worsening drought could lead to an “extreme situation” by April next year.  

Read the full story, “Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia”, on globalissues.org →

MADRID, Nov 19 (IPS) – Kailash Satyarthi,? an Indian social reformer and co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yousafzai, spoke in a recent international forum about the devastating impacts of child labour.

Read the full story, “‘The Brutal Death of a Child’s Dream’”, on globalissues.org →

KARACHI, Nov 19 (IPS) – Balance is the absolute key, if you ask Alia Chughtai, a journalist who started a catering service with filmmaker Akhlaque Mahesar, by the name of Aur Chaawal (And Rice), two years ago.

Read the full story, “Time Honoured Food Traditions, Pleasing for Palate and Planet”, on globalissues.org →

The number of musk deer in Mongolia has plummeted by some 83 per cent since the 1970s, landing them on the country’s red list of critically endangered species. A UN-supported biodiversity initiative is helping to stop the deer from disappearing altogether.

Read the full story, “From the Field: Saving the Mongolian musk”, on globalissues.org →

The children of families who were affected by the massive earthquake which devastated large parts of south-west Haiti in August this year are receiving free hot meals at school as part of an initiative by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) to support the recovery of the country’s most vulnerable communities.

Read the full story, “Hot meals helping Haiti’s children recover from the earthquake”, on globalissues.org →

Nadya Zafira, an international relations student at Indonesia’s Gadjah Mada University, won a writing competition for her letter to UN chief António Guterres, in which she addressed the inequalities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how indigenous communities and youth are marginalized in global conversations on climate crisis.

Read the full story, “First Person: ‘Bridge the gap between indigenous youth and the world’”, on globalissues.org →

We really like butts on this site. We have previously featured Bumblebee Butts, Starfish Butts, and Mushroom Butts. Obviously, now it’s time to take a look at hamster butts!

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