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Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling over into increasing violence, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Tuesday.  Read the full story, “Libya: Political stalemate and lack of progress on elections”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now […]

Copenhagen, Aug 30 (IPS) – Hiding in basements during bombings, fleeing their homes, going hungry, and facing the devastating and life-transformative traumas of losing their loved ones as their childhoods go up in flames of war. These are the lived experiences of crisis-impacted children and adolescents. Read the full story, “Mental Health as a Human […]

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SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (IPS) – Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in poverty, and generally worse off than in other post-colonial African economies. Read the full story, “How France Underdevelops Africa”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & […]

BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 30 (IPS) – Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19 pandemic detonated a “digital big bang” that spurred people, governments and businesses to become “digital by default;” a sea change that generated vast digital dividends. These […]

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Humanitarians have stayed and delivered in Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban takeover, and it is imperative that the international community continues to do the same while the de facto authorities must also do their part, the Security Council heard on Monday.  Read the full story, “UN relief chief stresses need to stay and […]

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 29 (IPS) – Argentina, which has one of the largest unconventional hydrocarbon deposits in the world, has been forced to import gas for 6.6 billion dollars so far this year. Read the full story, “Argentina Seeks Elusive Investments to Fully Exploit Shale Gas”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at […]

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Myanmar is believed to be experiencing one of the highest rates of mangrove loss in the world. When a company bought land containing a mangrove forest in the  country’s Tanintharyi region, with plans to convert it into prawn farms, the local community fought back. Read the full story, “From The Field: Restoring Myanmar’s Mangroves”, on […]