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by Alice Pistolesi*
In times of more than unstable balances and widespread and expanding conflicts, it comes naturally to reflect on the role of the United Nations. About the functions they should have and those they actually exercise. We talked...
shooting Palestiniansby Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies * - OtherNews, Codepink.org *
Given that the General Assembly, unlike the exclusive 15-member UN Security Council, allows all UN members to vote and there is no veto in the General Assembly,...
by Sofia Silei
In Ethiopia, where 80% of the population lives in rural areas, women contribute significantly to agricultural labour, yet their efforts often go unrecognized. They face severe challenges, including widespread gender-based violence, with one in three women experiencing...
by Raffaele Crocco
As the war in Ukraine enters its 100th week, the intricate global risk game is unfolding with escalating complexity. The conflict has sparked a wider clash with potential repercussions in every corner of the globe. A week...
The 25th edition of the Landmine Monitor, the annual monitoring report of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL-CMC), was launched in Geneva on 14 November. The report provides a global overview of the international anti-personnel landmine situation and...
Yesterday, the UN General Assembly’s First Committee (Disarmament) adopted the first-ever resolution on autonomous weapons (so-called ‘killer robots’ or LAWS), underlining the ‘urgent need for the international community to address the challenges and concerns raised by autonomous weapons systems’....
The climate crisis and the war in Ukraine will take centre stage at the United Nations this week as more than 140 Heads of State and Government from around the world gather in New York. Gianna Pontecorboli discusses this...
World War IIby Nadia Batok * - MEER, OtherNews
Wars bring out the worst in people and destroy the very foundation of humanity. Wars are barbaric and bring only death and destruction. Battles unleash the beasts in people. The monstrous...
by Ambra Visentin
The climate goals of the Paris Agreement are becoming increasingly unattainable due to a lack of academic research and NGO interest in one of the main drivers of the climate crisis - global military and armed conflicts...
by Ambra Visentin
The Japanese Prime Minister calls on the world leaders meeting in Hiroshima until 21 May to ban atomic weapons. In addition to urging Moscow not to use nuclear weapons, Japan wants the major powers to tackle the...
