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US says military killed 12 civilians in 2021, sparking scepticism
The United States Department of Defense, which has for years been accused of vastly under-investigating and under-reporting civilian casualties, has released a congressionally…
US defends arms sales to Pakistan following criticism from India
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended US military sales to Pakistan amid criticism from India, which says it is the target of a $450m F-16 fighter jet deal between…
To fight hate and violence in the Sahel, we need to talk more
Born from distorted interpretations of culture as well as from hatred and ignorance, violence by armed groups threatens the very foundations of our societies, tearing us apart and…
Pakistan PM decries climate carnage: ‘Did not contribute to this’
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appealed for global support to face the consequences of the climate catastrophe that ravaged his South Asian nation.
The flood-induced…
Qatar fund launches initiative to support conflict-affected women
Women in Conflict Zones seeks to empower women in conflict areas through humanitarian aid and developmental assistance.The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), along with other…
Armenia, Azerbaijan trade blame for new ceasefire violations
Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of breaking a fragile ceasefire agreement that had brought the worst fighting between the two ex-Soviet countries since 2020 to a…
Myanmar civil society tells UN to stop giving regime ‘legitimacy’
A group of hundreds of civil society groups has written an open letter to United Nations chief Antonio Guterres telling him to stop UN agencies, funds and others connected with the…
Four occupied Ukraine regions begin vote on joining Russia
Four areas of Russian-occupied Ukraine have started to hold referendums, which have been condemned as illegitimate by Kyiv and are seen as paving the way for Moscow to formally…
UN told Myanmar has gone from ‘bad to worse to horrific’
Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews says the people of Myanmar are increasingly frustrated with an international community they feel has failed them.Tom Andrews, the United Nations…
What Ethiopia and Tigray need for peace talks to succeed
On August 24, 2022, the wheels fell off an uneasy nine-month truce between the Ethiopian and Tigrayan governments, with an enormous military assault across dozens of fronts in…