American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the powerful pro-Israel lobby group founded in 1963, has historically influenced US policy towards Israel to such an extent that former President Jimmy Carter wrote in 2006 that “it would be almost politically...
Mr. Guterres spoke that morning with the country’s acting Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri, writes UN News. “During the conversation, the Secretary-General expressed his deep concern regarding the ongoing situation in the region,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric during his...
by Higerta Gjergji
The Grameen Bank, set up by economist Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh, is a microcredit institution that lends small unsecured loans to people who don’t fit the traditional borrower profile, such as those in rural or underdeveloped areas....
In a report issued on 30 July, Amnesty International states that Greece must change the law to stop people seeking asylum from being locked up in the EU-funded “Closed Controlled Access Centre” on the island of Samos. The organisation...
“We are only halfway through the monsoon season, yet the rainfall, damage and destruction have been devastating,” Sanjay Wijesekera, Unicef Regional Director for South Asia, said in a news release.
In Nepal, 109 people, including children, have died due to...
by Jeffrey D. Sachs * - Common Dreams, OtherNews
The United Nations-based structures are fragile and in need of an urgent upgrade; we should consider this one at the U.N. Summit of the Future in September. Next year will mark...
Human Rights Watch is calling for international pressure on the Hasina government to protect rights from military violence against peaceful protesters and internet shutdowns.
The NGO points to a 2016 UN Human Rights Council resolution that “shutting down the internet...
by Vivek Mishra * - Observer Research Foundation, OtherNews
As the United States (US) presidential election nears, battle lines between the Republicans and Democrats have been drawn not just along political and ideological divides, but they are also geared to...
by Pierpaolo Petrelli *
On July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark advisory opinion declaring Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, as unlawful. This opinion, requested by the United...
by Tariq Rauf *, InDepthNews (IDN), OtherNews
At one point in the late 1960s, as many as eight different types were deployed at the same time. The US stockpile of nuclear weapons deployed in South Korea reached a peak in...
