Fertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases, says UN-backed study The Guardian Jonathan Watts 12 September, 2017 A third of the planet’s land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost at the rate of 24bn ... Read More »
Several dozen former fighters have already crossed into southern Turkey in recent weeks as terror group loses territory The Guardian Martin Chulov 12 September, 2017 Hundreds of defectors from Islamic State have massed in Syria’s Idlib province, with many planning to cross the nearby Turkish border and find ways back ... Read More »
Report claims 28 million children living in countries at war are now in need of humanitarian help as families struggle to cope amid the chaos and violence The Guardian Karen McVeigh 11 September, 2017 The number of children recruited to fight in conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa ... Read More »
The Washington Post By Carol Morello, Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Emily Rauhala September 11, 2017 The U.N. Security Council on Monday agreed on its toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea that passed unanimously after the United States softened its initial demands to win support from China and Russia. The sanctions ... Read More »
The New York Times By NICK CUMMING-BRUCESEPT. 11 September, 2017 GENEVA — The United Nations’ top human rights official accused Myanmar on Monday of carrying out “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing” against Rohingya Muslims, hundreds of thousands of whom have crossed into Bangladesh since late August to escape ... Read More »
Ghassan Salamé is due to tell conference convened by Boris Johnson that efforts to unite country are being hampered The Guardian Patrick Wintour 11 September, 2017 Fears that overlapping European and Middle Eastern peace initiatives for Libya are hampering the new UN special envoy are to be aired this week ... Read More »
Why Deterrence Is Still the Best Option Foreign Affairs By Scott D. Sagan 10 Septmber, 2017 It is time for the U.S. government to admit that it has failed to prevent North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the United States. North Korea no ... Read More »
CNN Ben Westcott 11 September, 2017 (CNN)The United States will pay a “due price” if harsh sanctions against North Korea are agreed at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York Monday. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on state media that if the US “does ... Read More »
Millions of people are without power and several states are next in line The Independent Clark Mindock, Andrew Buncombe 11 September, 2017 Florida has been pounded hard by what President Donald Trump called “some big monster”, as Hurricane Irma tore into the state, leaving a trail of damage and death ... Read More »
Deaths in Mediterranean have risen with migrants opting for dangerous routes and exposing themselves to violence, says IOM The Guardian 11 September, 2017 Saeed Kamali Dehghan More than 22,500 migrants have reportedly died or disappeared globally since 2014 – more than half of them perishing while attempting to cross ... Read More »
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