International issues

In a heated session at the United Nations Security Council, diplomats engaged in a vigorous debate over the provision of arms to Ukraine amid the protracted war with Russia. The eleventh meeting on this pressing issue since Russia invaded in…

 Geneva, 12 December 2023 – A large majority of UN member States have yet to make any sufficient legal attempt to protect intersex people’s right to bodily integrity and autonomy. Still, a trend of positive developments is emerging, ILGA World said today.…

Philippine–Misereor Partnership, Inc. (PMPI) forged solidarity with other civil society organizations on December 9, in response to the International Global Day of Action to demand climate justice from major polluters and destroyers of our planet’s critical ecosystems.  We, at PMPI,…

The self-styled masters of the world, the United States of America, yesterday vetoed another UN resolution calling for a “ceasefire” in Palestine, timetabled by the United Arab Emirates. “If adopted, the resolution would also have requested the immediate and unconditional…

This Friday 8th December, the organisation World Without Wars and Violence (MsG) began preparations for the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence. March for Peace and Nonviolence will take place from October 2, 2024, to January 5, 2025. “In…

The Third World March for Peace and Non-violence Who wouldn’t dream and hope for wars to end? For nuclear weapons to be finally abolished and eliminated? For conflicts to be resolved without resorting to wars, killings, acts of terror, and…

Brazil and Colombia have blown up 19 illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest. Colombia’s armed forces said the mines were producing about $1.5 million worth of the rare metal every month and polluting the rainforest’s rivers with mercury, reported the BBC and Reuters. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The unlawful…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressuring European diplomats to cease any talks about Ukraine joining NATO, according to a member of Rada (the Ukrainian parliament), Oleksiy Goncharenko. This is no minor politician. The son of a former Odessa…

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB Step into the lush landscapes of tropical rainforests or the wide-open spaces of savannas, and you might witness a captivating show unfolding high in the treetops – the world of monkeys. These clever creatures, distant relatives…

COP28, the UN Conference of the Parties in oil-rich Dubai, currently underway, will not resolve the issue of oil and gas companies agreeing to slow down oil production. On the contrary, all signals point to an increase according to formal…