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Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts
- UN News
In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a humanitarian “catastrophe”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
First Vietnam, Then Afghanistan: Is Ukraine Next?
- Inter Press Service
Mar 10 (IPS) - The ongoing war in Ukraine has raised difficult questions for U.S. foreign policy. With U.S. and Russian leaders engaged in direct talks in Saudi Arabia over the future of the conflict, many are left wondering whether the Ukraine crisis could become another Afghanistan or Vietnam—two conflicts where the U.S. pursued peace talks with its adversaries while sidelining local governments, leading to catastrophic outcomes.
Drawing lessons from these past negotiations and the eventual collapse of South Vietnam in 1975 and the Republic regime in Afghanistan in 2021, one cannot help but wonder whether Ukraine could face a similar fate unless the U.S. carefully navigates these talks with a more inclusive approach.
Bangladesh Economy: Turning Demographic Challenges into Opportunities
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Mar 10 (IPS) - Speaking at the recent annual conference of the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need to create opportunities for young people, asserting that Bangladesh’s large population is not a burden but a valuable resource.
Tensions Between Israel and Hamas Threaten Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (IPS) - On March 1, the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was scheduled to end. However, as Israel continues to block humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, and Hamas declining to release more hostages until the second phase goes into effect, the long-term feasibility of the ceasefire agreement is uncertain. Additionally, U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent inflammatory comments surrounding the conflict between the two parties might put further strain on the already fragile ceasefire agreement.
Society's Self-Sabotage: How Discrimination Cripples Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (IPS) - One look at the headlines recently and anyone would know that cuts to foreign aid are jeopardizing hard-won progress on a range of issues. AIDS is one of them.
The Worldwide Demographic Ageing Transformation
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, US, Mar 10 (IPS) - Country populations worldwide are experiencing the demographic ageing transformation. The relatively young populations experienced during most of the 20th century are increasingly being transformed into the older populations of the 21st century.
Siddis of Indiaa Unique Community Moves Into the Mainstream With Tourist Venture
- Inter Press Service
LINGADBAEL VILLAGE, Karnataka, India, Mar 10 (IPS) - The Siddi community, descendants of slaves from Africa, is now becoming more involved with mainstream enterprises, including a forest homestay venture—which is changing their fortunes after years of discrimination on the Indian subcontinent where they were originally enslaved.
A Cash Crisis Forces UN to Re-Figure its Budget and Freeze Staff Hiring
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (IPS) - Faced with an impending cash crisis primarily due to non-payment of dues by the US and over 100 other member states — along with threats of a US withdrawal from the world body — there were widespread rumors the United Nations was re-costing and reducing its approved budget for 2025 while deciding to freeze hiring new staffers.
Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities
- UN News
States must do more to prevent cyberbullying and overcome unequal access to assistive technology which hampers the rights of persons with disabilities - particularly women and girls - the Human Rights Council has heard.
Drug traffickers running routes through war zones, top UN official warns
- UN News
A “new black market” for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, the chief of the UN drugs and crime office said on Monday.
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