Tag: United Nations
Seven decades on, Marshall Islands still reeling from nuclear testing legacy
By Lydia Lewis
The Marshall Islands marked 71 years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tests ever conducted were unleashed last weekend.
The Micronesian nation experienced...
Global watchdog calls for ‘open’ probe into crimes against Gaza media as ceasefire agreed
Asia Pacific Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Egyptian, Palestinian and Israeli authorities to allow foreign journalists into Gaza in the...
‘Ghost of Suharto’ marks Prabowo’s new phase in West Papua occupation
SPECIAL REPORT: By Paul Gregoire
United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government interim president Benny Wenda has warned that since Indonesian President Prabowo...
Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab: The Palestine tragedy – why it should matter to you and our world
COMMENTARY: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab
As 2024 came to a close and we have stepped into a new year overshadowed by ongoing atrocities, have you stopped...
‘Politics is finally possible’: After surprise fall of Syria’s Assad in protracted civil war, what’s next?
Democracy Now!
AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show with Syria and the aftermath of the historic collapse of the Assad regime. Israeli forces are continuing...
COP29: Pacific takes stock of ‘baby steps’ global climate summit
By Sera Sefeti in Baku, Azerbaijan
As the curtain fell at the UN climate summit in Baku last Sunday, frustration and disappointment engulfed Pacific delegations...