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    Carter’s Virtue Trumps Mendacity

    Jimmy Carter was by all accounts a wise, just, and decent man — a man of deep religious faith, who was also circumspect — some may say old fashioned — about his rhetoric.

    Israel Attacks Push Gaza Healthcare ‘To Brink of Collapse’, Says UN Human Rights Office

    Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effect on Palestinians’ access to health and medical care.

    Sri Lankan Workers Depart for Israel Amid Controversy Over Human Rights Concerns

    The situation places Sri Lanka’s Left-of-Centre government in a precarious position as it seeks to balance economic imperatives with human rights concerns.

    Syria: “A New Dawn” After Five Decades of Rule by Assad’s Family

    After nearly 50 years under the Baath Party, including 24 years of Bashar al-Assad's leadership, the collapse of Assad's regime marked the conclusion of a civil war that began in 2011.

    Global Unions File ILO Complaint to Recover Wages for Over 200,000 Palestinian Workers in Israel

    A complaint against the Israeli government for violations of the International Labour Organization’s Protection of Wages Convention has been filed by a coalition of10...

    UN Completes Investigation on UNRWA Staff; Sacks Nine

    The United Nations said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been...

    Worse Than Genocide: Killing Truth

    Today the decency and moral outrage of millions of US youth is being slandered by ranting propagandists like MS-NBC’s Joe Scarborough, and of course...

    First Person: Seeing the Reality of Life in Occupied Palestine

    Visiting the West Bank with an international trade union delegation was inspiring and motivating to campaign and fight for justice for Palestinians. Everyone told...

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    UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Record-Breaking El Niño Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

    The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.
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    Sri Lanka Lays Foundation for Critical Groundwater Hub in Jaffna to Combat Salinity Crisis

    A Rs 189 million facility aims to monitor and protect the fragile aquifers that sustain nearly 600,000 people on...

    Silent Epidemic: Lead Exposure Steals Futures Across South Asia

    South Asia’s lead crisis is not inevitable. Experience elsewhere demonstrates that decisive regulation, industrial formalisation and community-level interventions can sharply reduce exposure.

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    UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Record-Breaking El Niño Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

    The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.