Following the 11-day bombardment in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 230 Palestinian civilians and leaving the enclave in ruins, Israel and the Hamas militant group announced a ceasefire on Friday, 21 May. This truce was achieved with the pivotal help of Egyptian mediators, alongside the United States and Qatar.
Pan-African Parliament members came to blows recently in a debate over who will be the next president of the Parliament. PAP initially formed to unite the continent and help create peace and security amongst the states. However, recent meetings saw physical and verbal altercations between politicians. The PAP is part
Recent cyberattacks in the United States have raised concerns about the cybersecurity capabilities of various private and public entities against ransomware attacks by hacking groups. In the last two weeks, ransomware attacks have been targeted at Colonial Pipelines, causing a significant gas shortage on the East Coast and the Metropolitan
The Rohingya refugee crisis which escalated in 2017 caused a massive influx of refugees into Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported in March 2019, that over 909,000 Rohingya refugees resided in Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas in Bangladesh, with the majority living
The International Criminal Court heard the confirmation of charges in a Pre-Trial Chamber II from May 24 to 26 for the first war crimes from the Sudan Darfur conflict in The Hague (the Netherlands). Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, a senior commander of government-sponsored militia “Janjaweed”
Over 90% of people in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia need food aid, according to the United Nations (UN). This week the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) appealed for more than 200 million USD in aid to help fight increasing hunger areas in the Tigray region. For nearly seven
On Monday, May 24, Taiwan’s government heavily criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) in what it calls the organization’s “indifference” to the health rights of the Taiwanese people and for its capitulation to China. Taiwan’s slamming of the WHO comes after failing to secure an invite to the organization’s annual
On 27 May, Somalia’s federal government and member states agreed to implement the 17 September Electoral Model. The United Nations Security Council welcomed this peace promoting agreement. Its 15 members commended and applauded Somalian leadership for prioritizing Somalia’s people, and stability. According to UN News, this agreement aims to focus
American President Joe Biden has ordered the U.S. intelligence community to amplify their investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and report back in 90 days. This investigation will focus on proving whether or not COVID-19 originated from a lab in Wuhan, China instead of naturally. President Biden previously
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that Israel may have committed “war crimes” during its 11-day bombardment of Gaza in May. In her opening address to the UN Human Rights Council special session last Thursday, Bachelet condemned the high number of civilian fatalities and large-scale destruction of
Hours after a ceasefire was called between Israel and Hamas on the 21st of May, Israeli police forces attacked Palestinians gathered around the Al-Aqsa mosque, one of the most prominent holy sites in the old city of Jerusalem. The ceasefire, a short interval at the height of the conflict, was
