Contributed by LIPR Ambassador of Peace: By Egidio Inguscio The relationship between war and climate change is neither simple nor linear. The same weather patterns will increase violence in one area and not in another. While some countries manage climate-induced competition well, others don’t manage it
Jeddah: Negotiators trying to revive the collapsed nuclear deal with Iran are close to a draft agreement, leading envoys said on Tuesday. Talks are continuing in Vienna aimed at rescuing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the deal with world powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear
London: Prince Harry, despite his desire to get back home to Meghan, has reportedly made up his mind to prolong his stay in the UK for his grandmother's 95th birthday and better relationship with his family. When the Duke of Sussex booked a ticket to the
London: Global CO2 emissions from energy are seen rising nearly 5% this year, suggesting the economic rebound from COVID-19 could be "anything but sustainable" for the climate, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. The IEA's Global Energy Review 2021 predicted carbon dioxide emissions would rise
London: Britain imposed its strictest travel curbs on India after an explosion of coronavirus cases there, hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson called off a trip to New Delhi. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that effective from 0300 GMT on Friday, India was being added to
Yangon: Security forces in Myanmar used violence against demonstrators who sought to celebrate last week’s formation of a shadow government to serve as an alternative to the military junta that has held power since a February coup. Myanmar media and posts on social networks said the
Boao: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a rejection of hegemonic power structures in global governance, amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over a widening range of issues including alleged human rights abuses. Speaking at the annual Boao Forum for Asia, Xi criticised
Dubai: The participants in Marib’s first conference for Human Rights urged the inclusion of Houthi militia as a terrorist organization due to their war crimes, state news agency Saba New reported. Marib’s governor Abd Rabbo Moftah said the city hosts 3 million people, with over two
New Delhi: Ahead of next month’s proposed India-European Union summit in Portugal, European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has called for both sides to work closely but also expressed concern over the “deteriorating human rights situation in India”. On April 13, the foreign affairs committee of the
Islamabad: The treasury and opposition members of the National Assembly joined hands to pass two human rights related bills for Islamabad. Both the Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Bill and the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2020 were moved by human rights minister Dr Shireen