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Trump Administration Shutters Research Lab Tracking Stolen Ukrainian Children
Click to expand Image Kherson Childrenโs House, an orphanage from which Russian forces allegedly took 49 children in Kherson, Ukraine, November 27, 2022. 2022 Chris McGrath/Getty Images The Trump administration has jeopardized efforts to find thousands of Ukrainian children illegally deported to Russia and Belarus, and in doing so, may have compromised evidence of war crimes by Russian officials.After the US State...
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:
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REI Workers Undeterred by Co-opโs Refusal to Let Union Candidates Run for Board
At REI, two union-backed candidates are excluded from the co-op boardโs ballot. Workers respond with a membership-based campaign and in the state legislature.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Strengthening Namibia's Global Investment Network
[NIPDB] As Namibia strengthens its position as a leading investment destination, strategic international partnerships are key to unlocking economic opportunities. Honorary Consuls serve as trusted representatives who promote trade, facilitate investment and deepen diplomatic and economic ties between Namibia and their respective countries.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:The AI Superpower Rivalry: A Zero-sum Game Between China and the United States?ย
Reducing the rivalry to a simplistic โwhoโs winningโ frame overlooks its complexity: The future of AI will be defined by multiple specialized and adaptable systems, not a single dominant architecture.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Middle East crisis spirals amid mounting civilian deaths, aid blockade
The Israel-Palestine conflict is descending further into violence, with mounting civilian casualties in the West Bank and a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the UNโs top envoy for the region warned on Friday.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:WORLD WATER DAY: The โcold hard truthโ
Melting glaciers, climate crises and access to clean water are some of the messages emerging ahead of World Water Day and on the first ever World Day for Glaciers. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams
Israelโs renewed bombing campaign and intensifying ground operation in Gaza are reversing gains achieved during the brief ceasefire, UN humanitarians inside the devastated enclave said on Friday.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraineโs schoolchildren
Classes cut short by air raid sirens have become a routine part of school life for many Ukrainian youngsters in the three years since Russiaโs full-scale invasion began,a new UN report published on Friday details.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis
Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced cuts in Washington, the UN childrenโs and refugee agencies said on Friday.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:โThe poison of racism continues to infect our worldโ, Guterres warns on International Day
The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, calling on the global community to uphold its shared responsibility to combat racism in all its forms.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan
The UN Childrenโs Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair Hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, warning that the theft puts thousands of malnourished children and mothers at risk.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:How will Germany spend its โฌ1 trillion loans?
The German parliament has paved the way for record loans to strengthen the military, infrastructure and climate protection. But money alone is not enough. The country needs rapid planning and more skilled workers.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Germany: Upper house signs off on landmark debt reform plan
A favorable majority of Germany's 16 federal states has voted on an historic change to the country's debt borrowing rules, paving the way for billions of euros in defense and infrastructure spending.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Groundbreaking but controversial - new IOC president Coventry
Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee president - but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:EU sidesteps Hungary veto, but more Ukraine showdowns loom
Budapest is quite content being the odd one out on Ukraine. The rest of the EU is also increasingly happy to bypass Hungarian vetoes โ at least when it can.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Lebanon: Support Justice for Beirut Blast Victims, Families
Click to expand Image Relatives of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut blast hold portraits of their loved ones on the fourth anniversary of the blast, August 4, 2024. 2024 AP Photo / Hussein (Beirut) โ Lebanonโs new government should take all necessary measures to strengthen judicial independence and ensure that the investigation into the August 2020 Beirut port explosion can proceed without undue interference or...
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Vietnamโs Nuclear Energy Push Is a Strategic Opportunity For the US
The Trump administration has a golden opportunity to improve its relationship with a key Southeast Asian partner.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Navigating Uncertainty: Why Indonesia Needs a National Maritime Strategy
President Prabowo Subianto has plans to modernize the country's military, but there is a hole at the center of his strategy.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Ending Racism Means Addressing Its Historic Legacies
Click to expand Image A person waves a flag calling for reparations from the 1921 Tulsa Massacre during the Juneteenth Festival on June 19, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2021 Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. It is a day all...
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Schools and hospitals get ยฃ180m solar investment
The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.
Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source:Glacier melt threatens water supplies for two billion people, UN warns
Climate change and โunsustainable human activitiesโ are driving โunprecedented changesโ to mountains and glaciers, threatening... The post Glacier melt threatens water supplies for two billion people, UN warns appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Germany win in Italy as Nations League final four looms
As the country enters a new era, Germany's football team made a strong start to 2025 with a win in Italy.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Free Press, Democracy, and the Threat of Trumpโs Illiberal Regime
Attacks on the press by the Trump administration are all part of the authoritarian playbook, which seeks to discredit journalism to control information, evade accountability, and consolidate power. The free press must resist.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Ukraine's 'chaotic' withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers' words
Artem Kariakin and his unit would regularly cross into Russia - until last week.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:US egg shortage: Does Europe have any to spare?
A bird flu outbreak in the US has spiked egg prices by more than 150% in a year. Washington has reportedly called on Europe to export its egg surplus, but only one or two countries have so far hatched a plan.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Boxing to remain 2028 Olympic sport in Los Angeles
The IOC General Assembly has voted unanimously to keep boxing as part of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The decision ended years of doubt over the sport's Olympic future.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Hungary Bans LGBT Pride Events
Click to expand Image A demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against a new law banning Pride events on March 18, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. 2025 Janos Kummer/Getty Images Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliamentpassed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride and similar events, thereby penalizing public support for LGBT people in the...
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Russia's next move? The countries trying to Putin-proof themselves
The countries on Nato's eastern flank are preparing for the possibility of being targeted by Russia
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:UN Investigations on Iran Should Continue
Click to expand Image Overview during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024. 2024 Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Geneva) โ The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran and ensure the continuation of a complementary international independent investigative mechanism with a broad mandate to...
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Fact check: Do trans women have unfair athletic advantage?
Sports federations are making it harder for transgender women to participate in female competitions. Are these steps justified?
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Food systems are the missing ingredient from the COP30 menuย
Despite making the Amazon the stage for this year's UN climate summit, Brazil has stayed silent on the food system crisis, the top driver of its deforestation The post Food systems are the missing ingredient from the COP30 menu appeared first on Climate Home News.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:For Families, School Choice Doesn't Mean Easy Decisions
The school choice model is growing. But how easy is it for families on the ground to actually feel like they've exercised meaningful choice?
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:WHO calls for urgent action to address worldwide disruptions in tuberculosis services putting millions of lives at risk
On the occasion on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, marked on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent investment of resources to protect and maintain tuberculosis (TB) care and support services for people in need across regions and countries. TB remains the worldโs deadliest infectious disease, responsible for over 1million deaths annually bringing devastating impacts on families and...
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:Trailblazers: UNโs โfounding mothersโ remind all people to stand up for human rights
Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights โ that was the message on Thursday at an event honouring the legacy of the women who have shaped the United Nationsโ commitment to gender equality.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source:End of eternal ice: Many glaciers will not survive this century, climate scientists say
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the firstWorld Day for Glaciers.
Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: