This Is Beirut, 01/07 23:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha. Rights organizations have strongly criticized the controversial UN move to exclude the groups, including women's rights activists, ...
This Is Beirut, 10/06 22:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Yemen's Houthis on Monday said they had arrested a "spy network" operating under the cover of humanitarian organizations, after aid workers, including 11 UN staff, were held last week. The Iran-backed group claimed the network was linked to the CIA and had been carrying out "espionage" activities in Yemen for years, initially through the United ...
This Is Beirut, 06/06 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term. The top UN panel, charged with maintaining international peace and security, is comprised of 15 nations, including five veto-wielding permanent members: Britain, ...
This Is Beirut, 06/06 17:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in "severe" food poverty, UNICEF has warned, meaning more than 180 million are at risk of experiencing adverse impacts on their growth and development. "Severe child food poverty describes children who are surviving on severely deprived diets so they're only consuming two or less ...
This Is Beirut, 25/05 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
China puts an end to the military exercises around Taiwan, which began on Thursday morning in reaction to the election of pro-independence president Lai Ching-te. China has ended two days of military drills around Taiwan that saw jets loaded with live munitions and warships practice seizing and isolating the self-ruled island. The exercises ...
This Is Beirut, 12/05 18:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At least 27 people were killed and 130 wounded on Friday in El Facher, Darfur, in clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries, more than a year after the start of the war in Sudan, the UN reported on Sunday. Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur town of El Fasher, killing ...
Rami Rayess, 10/04 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United Nations defines climate change as "long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns. While these changes can occur naturally, driven by variations in solar activity or major volcanic eruptions, human activities have become their primary driver since the nineteenth century. This is mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels such as ...
This Is Beirut, 09/04 19:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Considered among the world's poorest countries, war-torn Sudan's already fragile infrastructure has pushed the country to the brink of famine, leading to a massive ongoing exodus from the country. One year since the conflict in Sudan erupted, thousands of desperate people are still fleeing the country daily "as if the emergency had started ...
This Is Beirut, 07/03 11:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Haiti's spiraling security situation has become "critical,” said the UN Security Council on Wednesday, March 6, as armed gangs threaten a full-scale civil war. The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel ...
This Is Beirut, 06/03 17:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN's International Organization for Migration has released new figures, on Wednesday, claiming over 8000 migrants deaths on migration routes last year, making 2023 the deadliest year for migrants for a decade. Although IOM acknowledges the true death toll is likely far higher. At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, ...
This Is Beirut, 06/02 20:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Argentina President Javier Milei arrived in Israel Tuesday where he was greeted by Foreign Minister Israel Katz at Ben Gurion Airport. He reiterated his pledge to move Argentina’s embassy to Jerusalem. Katz thanked Milei, who made Israel his first bilateral visit as president, for his support for Israel, and for recognizing Jerusalem as ...
This Is Beirut, 05/02 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran announced on Monday the start of construction for a new nuclear research reactor in Isfahan. This comes shortly after the announcement of the construction of a nuclear power plant complex in the southern region. Iran said on Monday that it had started building a new nuclear research reactor in Isfahan, days after it announced it was ...