The Inside Story: A World in Conflict Episode 58 – September 22, 2022 Show Open: Unidentified Narrator: While global leaders meet at the U.N. — War and its threat hang over many of their nations. From Ukraine and Taiwan — To the Mediterranean and the Caucasus — Find out why they are fighting — And […]
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s people are once again “mired…in the intractable and deadly consequences” of conflict between Government troops and forces loyal to Tigrayan separatist fighters, who are all likely responsible for war crimes, top rights investigators said on Thursday. In their first, extensive report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia said that they believed […]
Continue ReadingRussia must be punished for its “illegal war” against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday – part of a “peace formula” that also calls for greater civilian protection and defense support. “A crime has been committed against Ukraine, and we demand just punishment,” he said in a pre-recorded message to […]
Continue ReadingRising conflict, climate extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers ROME – The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 […]
Continue ReadingGENEVA — U.N. investigators are accusing the Ethiopian government of committing serious violations in the Tigray region which could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia submitted its first report Thursday to the U.N. Human Rights Council. The three-member Commission says widespread, horrific acts of violence […]
Continue ReadingFollowing is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the side event on urgent humanitarian needs in the Horn of Africa, held today: Hunger is overwhelming the Horn of Africa. Millions across Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are confronting the worst drought in nearly half a century. Four rainy seasons have […]
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