Day: April 2, 2017

Donald Trump’s Statements On Sexual Assault Awareness Month Sparks Controversy

This past Friday, American President Donald Trump recognized April as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month. This initiative has been established since 2001, but only received presidential recognition as of 2009 under President Obama. Trump continued this precedent by issuing a statement reminding Americans that, “women, children, and men

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Several Killed In US-Led Air Strike In Raqqa

On Wednesday, March 22nd of 2017, the local news reported dozens injured and killed in a presumable U.S-led coalition airstrike on a Syrian school, west of Raqqa. The school was said to be sheltering about 50 families fleeing ISIL, consisting mostly of women and children. It is estimated that 33

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Food Stability Threatened In South Sudan

The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is affecting food security in some parts of the country – previously classified as the more stable states. Reduced supply of food arriving in the town and prices rising sharply mean that even the parts not directly affected by the conflict now suffer the

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A UN Conference On Nuclear Disarmament Without The Nuclear States

This week the UN Conference to “Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading Towards Their Total Elimination” took place at the UN Headquarters in New York. The location is particularly poignant as the US has the largest nuclear weapon arsenal in the world and a president with

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