A group of United Nations experts have urged Britain to repatriate Shamima Begum, claiming credible evidence the ‘vulnerable’ jihadi bride was recruited by ISIS for ‘sexual exploitation’. Shamima Begum, now 24 and living in a refugee camp in northern Syria, was stripped of her citizenship after leaving the country aged 15 to marry an …
Read More »Vulnerable Women Suffer the Worst Face of Discrimination in Argentina
“Migration is a right,” read the handkerchiefs held by two women at a demonstration in the Argentine capital for migrants’ rights. At left is Natividad Obeso, a Peruvian who came to Buenos Aires in 1994, fleeing political violence in her country. CREDIT: Camilo Flores / ACDH by Daniel Gutman (buenos aires) …
Read More »Residents flee Greek seaside villages as the dry, hot days leave them vulnerable to wildfires.
As firefighters in Greece scramble to put out multiple fires that have broken out amid the hot, dry conditions, dramatic television footage has shown desperate residents using water hoses to try to douse parched land in seaside resorts south of Athens as thick gray smoke billowed above. Thousands of people …
Read More »Shielding the Vulnerable: The Potential Role of Insurance in Protecting the Most Vulnerable
Experts continue to debate where insurance belongs in climate financing. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS Opinion by Jamie Cummings (chapel hill, nc, usa) Friday, July 07, 2023 Inter Press Service The 2023 Climate Conference COP27 in Sharm put loss and damage clearly on the political agenda with the agreement to set up a …
Read More »Negotiations Must Accelerate Climate Action and Save Vulnerable Countries
Woman and child walk through flood waters in east Jakarta, Indonesia. Climate change impacts are becoming more severe, and there is concern that vulnerable developing countries will not receive the assistance required to mitigate risks. Credit: Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan / World Meteorological Organization by Busani Bafana (bulawayo) Monday, June 19, 2023 …
Read More »Parliamentarians Ask G7 Hiroshima Summit to Support Human Security and Vulnerable Communities
Parliamentarians attending the Global Conference of Parliamentarians on Population and Development Toward the 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit. Credit: APDA by Cecilia Russell (johannesburg) Tuesday, May 09, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, May 09 (IPS) – Parliamentarians from more than 30 countries agreed to send a strong message to the G7 Hiroshima …
Read More »Son of former Zimbabwean Vice President handed 20-year jail sentence for raping vulnerable minor
Siqokoqela Mphoko, son of former Zimbabwean Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko, has been handed a 20-year prison sentence for three counts of rape. Siqokoqela was also given a concurrent two-month sentence for violating a court order by Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Elijah Singano, who found him guilty of violating the victim’s constitutional …
Read More »Issue that could bring ‘vulnerable’ Tigers undone
It’s back to the future for the Tigers in 2023, with veteran Tim Sheens returning to take charge 18 years after he led the club to the promised land. Alongside him on the coaching staff are two of the heroes of that memorable premiership triumph in 2005, Benji Marshall and …
Read More »Reform Needed As Big Business, Not Vulnerable Communities Benefit from Post-Pandemic Support
Informal sector only received 4 percent of post pandemic funds even though the sector accounts for more than 2 billion workers, many of whom are women. Credit: IITA by Ed Holt (bratislava) Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Oct 12 (IPS) – Governments and international financial institutions must adopt …
Read More »Refugees Most Vulnerable in Ongoing Food Insecurity Crisis – UN
Two refugees identified as Muhindo and his wife Harriet are among the new waves of people leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo following inter-communal clashes in South-West DRC. UN agencies have called for substantive action on refugees, especially regarding food security. Credit: UNHCR by Juliet Morrison (united nations) Wednesday, September 21, …
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