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Amid Fighting Between Govt. and Boko Haram “Suffering in Nigeria Immense”
Human Wrongs Watch Amid ongoing fighting between Government forces and Boko Haram insurgents, the effects of the crisis in north-eastern Nigeria are increasingly reverberating across the region, two senior United Nations humanitarian officials on 19 March 2015 said, as they…
ALBA Caracas Declaration: Peace Against U.S. Aggression
Caracas, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) The Final Declaration of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) signed in Caracas at the end of the summit held here, confirms the commitment of that group to peace in face…
Let’s not fool ourselves. We may not bribe, but corruption is rife in Britain
By George Monbiot for The Guardian Allegations of a cover-up at Scotland Yard show that the British are as prone to malfeasance as any other nation It just doesn’t compute. Almost every day the news is filled with stories that…
‘Terrifying’ Impact of Ebola on Nine Million Children – New UN Report
Human Wrongs Watch Some nine million children have seen “death and suffering beyond their comprehension,” and protecting them and their communities is critical in the fight against Ebola in West Africa, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report…
Israel Elections: Fear, the great enemy of compassion
So Netanyahu wins again, against all hope (yes, it is worse when there was hope). Israel is likely to suffer political and diplomatic costs given the international pressure to resolve the Palestinian situation, stop settlements and comply with UN resolutions.…
President Rafael Correa highlights ruling of the International Court in favor of Ecuador
Guayaquil, March 14 (Andes).- President Rafael Correa described as positive, the ruling of the International Court of Justice against the lawsuit of Chevron that wanted Ecuador to pay for the environmental damage cuased in the Amazon, based on an agreement signed…
Evo Morales Highlights Latin America Unit to the United States
La Paz, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales, today stressed that the countries of Latin America are closer than ever to the policy US government seeks to impose. From Cobija, capital of the Amazonian department of Pando and…
Middle East Conflicts Give Hefty Boost to Arms Merchants
By Thalif Deen for IPS UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 2015 (IPS) – The ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen have helped spiral arms sales upwards to the Middle East, according to a study released Monday by the Stockholm…
Unasur asks the US to revoke their executive order against Venezuela
Quito, Mar 16 (Andes).- Last Saturday, chancellors from the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) confirmed their support to have a national political dialogue in Venezuela and asked the United States to repeal the executive order that declares Venezuela a “threat”…
Libya ‘Cannot Wait’ for Solution, UN Special Envoy
Human Wrongs Watch Meetings in Morocco arranged by the United Nations that brought together participants in the Libyan political dialogue have concluded on 13 March 2015, having covered substantive and procedural issues on the way forward. The UN Support Mission…
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