Author: Cerys Williams

Depleted Uranium In Ukraine

It was in September 2023 that the United States announced it would be joining the UK in supplying depleted uranium (DU) munitions to Ukraine to be used in its ongoing war with Russia. With the UN Environment Programs (UNEP) 2022 report stating it was concerned about possible DU use in

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Russia’s Neighbours Respond As Putin Declares Partial Mobilization

On Wednesday, September 21st, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine, the first time since the Second World War that Russia has mobilized troops. As a result of this announcement, protests have broken out across Russia, with more than 2,000 people being

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Human Development Set Back By Five Years By Covid-19

The UN Development Program (UNDP), developed in 1990, announced for the first time this week that the Human Development Index (HDI) has declined due to crises such as the coronavirus pandemic. Further, several other political, financial, and climate related crises across the globe have also contributed to this decline. These back-to-back global

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Situation In Dutch Refugee Camps Worsen, As Child Dies In Ter Apel

A three-month-old baby has died in an asylum camp in Ter Apel, the Netherlands, just days after the Dutch Council for Refugees announced it was suing the government over its inhumane treatment of newcomers. Dutch authorities announced the death on August 25, 2022, stating that they would investigate the cause

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U.N. Report Confirms Taliban Is Eroding Women’s Rights In Afghanistan

Since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan last August, United Nations officials and the international community have repeatedly voiced concerns over reports of restrictions of human rights, especially for women and girls. These concerns were confirmed last month when the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (U.N.A.M.A.) published its report on

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UN Says Sexual Violence Is Pervasive In War-Torn Ukraine

Since the war started in Ukraine, the United Nations (UN) has repeatedly voiced its concerns over reports of sexual violence and rape, mainly against women and girls. Now, as Ukraine enters week 16 of the war, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has received 124

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