insert_link World Aid Cuts Are Not Criticized as Violence Against Women, but They Should Be By Marissa Conway Britain has cut its international aid several times since 2020 and, by the government’s own admission, the well-being of women around the world has been substantially impacted. The 2021 cut to UNFPA, the UN Population Fund, is a prime example. If the £130 million (approximately $164 million) in funding had been maintained, it would have helped prevent a quarter of a million child and maternal deaths, 14 […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 5
insert_link World Israeli siege has placed Gazans at risk of starvation − prewar policies made them vulnerable in the first place Displaced Gazan children wait in line to receive food. Belal Khaled/Anadolu via Getty Images Yara M. Asi, University of Central Florida The stories of hunger emerging from war-ravaged Gaza are stark: People resorting to grinding barely edible cattle feed to make flour; desperate residents eating grass; reports of cats being hunted for food. The numbers involved are just as despairing. The world’s major authority on food insecurity, the IPC Famine […] todayFebruary 16, 2024 17
insert_link World Gaza health ministry: 4 die in Israeli-raided hospital after oxygen cut The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said four patients died Friday due to lack of oxygen at one of the war-torn Palestinian territory's few operating hospitals that had been raided by Israeli forces. "The generators of the complex stopped and the power was cut off," the ministry said, raising fears over the fate of six other patients in intensive care and three children in a nursery at the […] todayFebruary 16, 2024 29
insert_link South Africa SA’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not be silenced about global human rights abuses SA's President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa may be a small nation on the international front, but it will not be silenced about global human rights abuses. In his first-ever address to the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday, Ramaphosa referred to unfolding conflicts in Russia and Ukraine and between Hamas and Israel. He also addressed several pressing issues in the country. Journalists peppered the president with questions, and concerns […] todayFebruary 16, 2024 10
insert_link South Africa EFF Threatens March to American Embassy in South Africa Over Ongoing Palestinian Bombardment Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, issues a threat to march to the American embassy if the bombardment and alleged genocide of Palestinians continue. Speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg, Malema condemns recent attacks on Palestine, accusing Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of defying the International Court of Justice's order to cease hostilities. The EFF leader declares the party's intention to hold the American embassy accountable […] todayFebruary 16, 2024 9
insert_link World Gaza ceasefire resolution to be tabled before the end of the week The Arab group of countries at the United Nations say a draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza will be table before the Security Council in the coming days. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Palestine's Ambassador, Riyad Mansour said the draft has massive support in the council and will be put to a vote even without the support of the United States. todayFebruary 15, 2024 37
insert_link World Antonio Guterres concerned about situation in Rafah The United Nations Secretary General says he is worried about the deteriorating conditions in Gaza. Speaking to reporters at the UN in New York on Tuesday, Antonio Guterres says he is particularly concerned about the security for humanitarian aid delivery. Guterres says he is pinning his hopes on the latest round of negotiations to avoid the devastating humanitarian consequences. todayFebruary 14, 2024 11
insert_link 3 7 Oshiwambo Oonkundathana dhinasha nompangela yoku kodhekapo iita mo Gaza otadhi ningwa nena mo Cairo Aanambelewa okuza mo America,Israel,Qatar na Egypt otaaka tsakanena nena mo Cairo moonkundathana dhompito yoku hulithapo manga iita mo Gaza. Omupresitend gwa America Joe Biden uusiku wa piti okwati oonkundathana otadhi ka tala kompangela ndjoka tayi ka kwata iiwike ihamano,nonando kapena shoka sha ziminwapo natango. Oonzo odhuulike kutya oonkundathana mo Cairo otadhi tala kiiluku yopatatu yomulanduthaneko ngoka tagu ka etitha emangululo lyoonkwatwa noku adha etsokumwe lyoku hulithapo manga iita. Ongundu yo […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 27 7 3
insert_link World Moroccan protesters demand end to relations with Israel More pushback for Israel as thousands of Moroccans have taken to the streets of Rabat calling for an end to ties with Israel, over its actions in Gaza. Politicians from across the spectrum are reported to have been among the crowds. According to the BBC, Morocco established diplomatic ties with Israel in 2020 under a US-brokered Abraham Accords. todayFebruary 12, 2024 20