Tag Archives: Conflict

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) to lend a strong voice to the restoration of lasting peace to war-torn Gaza.  Akpabio made the call while contributing to discussions at the ongoing 148th Session of the International Parliamentary Union Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland. He …

March marks the thirteenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria, with systematic atrocities and untold suffering of civilians. According to UN estimates, 16.7 million people, equivalent to 70 per cent of the total population, will require humanitarian assistance in 2024. Roughly half the pre-war population remains displaced inside or outside …

Credit: UNESCO by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, March 08, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) – The Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), whose mandate includes promoting the safety of journalists and ensuring press freedom worldwide, has pointed out that 2023 has been a particularly …

John Oliver called out the Supreme Court for having a serious conflict of interest in the Trump immunity case. Oliver said, “The court now taking on a monumental unanswered question. Can a former president be criminally prosecuted for actions taken while in office? It’s an interesting question and real quick …

Paleki Ayang, Gender Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, Equality Now Opinion by Paleki Ayang (juba) Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Inter Press Service JUBA, Feb 27 (IPS) – Female genital mutilation (FGM) stands as one of the most egregious violations of human rights, particularly affecting women and girls worldwide. …

Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Feb 14 (IPS) – Together religious identity and demographics play an important role in the decades-long conflict between Israelis and the Palestinians. If the Palestinians, who are largely Muslim and Christian, had been Jewish, they would …

by Martin Griffith (new york) Friday, January 05, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jan 05 (IPS) – Nearly nine months of war have tipped Sudan into a downward spiral that only grows more ruinous by the day. As the conflict spreads, human suffering is deepening, humanitarian access is shrinking, and …

Sanaa, Yemen — When Israel’s war on Gaza broke out on October 7, Saleh Abdullah, a 48-year-old supermarket owner in Sanaa, joined pro-Palestine mass protests, expressing his solidarity with the besieged enclave. It never crossed his mind that the Houthi armed group that controls Yemen’s capital and large parts of the …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has warned there will be “problems” with neighbouring Finland after it joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year.   Finland’s ascension to NATO marked a major shift in the security landscape in northern Europe, and added some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the …

Former Aston Villa forward Anwar El Ghazi has seen his contract terminated over social media posts criticising Israel’s bombing of Gaza. Bundesliga side Mainz has announced the termination of Anwar El Ghazi’s contract over his social media posts concerning the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Following an attack on Israeli …