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Representation Isn’t Enough

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 22:43
The number of women in elected office is on the rise, but that hasn’t necessarily translated into more power.

Untreated hearing loss threatens nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide – WHO 

UN News Centre - mar, 02/03/2021 - 22:40
By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned on Tuesday, in its first World Report on Hearing. 

China Is Not Ten Feet Tall

Foreign Affairs - mar, 02/03/2021 - 22:29
Policymakers in Washington must be able to distinguish between the image Beijing presents and the realities it confronts.

Secretary-General urges countries to end ‘deadly addiction’ to coal

UN News Centre - mar, 02/03/2021 - 21:35
The world still has a “fighting chance” to limit global warming by ending dependence on coal, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told representatives from governments, local authorities and the private sector, meeting online on Tuesday. 

First Person: fighting for women’s financial freedom

UN News Centre - mar, 02/03/2021 - 19:45
Around the world, the opportunities for women to lead successful, financially secure lives are being limited by government legislation, company policies and deep-rooted misogyny. The UN is leading efforts to give women more access to digital financial tools, seen as essential to playing a full part in the global economy.

Environmental racism in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’, must end, say UN human rights experts

UN News Centre - mar, 02/03/2021 - 19:07
The further industrialization of so-called “Cancer Alley” in the southern United States, known for its pollution-emitting chemical plants, should be halted according to a large group of independent UN human rights experts, who on Tuesday branded it a form of “environmental racism”. 

The Kremlin’s Latest Target Is Online Media

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 17:46
Why the Russian government is now equating digital journalism with foreign espionage.

Equitable vaccine delivery plan needs more support to succeed: COVAX partners

UN News Centre - mar, 02/03/2021 - 17:40
The equitable coronavirus vaccine delivery initiative COVAX that has delivered its first doses to West Africa and Latin America in the past few days, is a credit to international solidarity, but potential obstacles must be overcome if a fully global rollout is to be achieved, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.

In El Salvador, Broken Promises Have Forced the Establishment Out

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 17:20
In Sunday’s legislative elections, voters overwhelmingly backed a popular president promising change, despite criticisms of democratic backsliding.

UN agencies appeal for $266 million to feed refugees in eastern Africa

UN News Centre - mar, 02/03/2021 - 17:12
A funding shortfall is putting the lives of some three million refugees in eastern Africa at risk, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday. 

The Middle East’s Next Conflicts Won’t Be Between Arab States and Iran

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 17:01
The Arab moment has passed. Competition between non-Arab powers—Turkey, Iran, and Israel—will shape the region’s future.

Chinese BRI Investment Isn’t All Bad—or Good

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 16:06
As Sri Lanka shows, when it comes to Chinese debt, small states have agency and great powers have responsibilities.

Agriculture : traire plus pour gagner moins

Le Monde Diplomatique - mar, 02/03/2021 - 15:49
Les agriculteurs subissent depuis 2003 la dérégulation internationale des marchés et le démantèlement de la PAC. Pourtant, l'Union européenne aurait les moyens de sauvegarder le secteur. / Agriculture, Économie, Politique, Travail - (...) / , , , - 2010/04

Reflect nature’s ‘true value’ in economic policies and decisions, UN chief urges

UN News Centre - mar, 02/03/2021 - 15:10
Nations must start weighing up the cost of economic profit against damage to the environment if they are to have a chance at a sustainable future, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. 

Abducted girls released in northwest Nigeria, as fresh attacks rock country’s northeast

UN News Centre - mar, 02/03/2021 - 15:06
While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest Nigeria is a welcome development said senior UN officials there on Tuesday, civilians and aid facilities have come under attack in the country’s northeast, highlighting the plight of civilians who have suffered years of conflict and insecurity.  

Can Biden Finally Put the Middle East in Check and Pivot Already?

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 14:00
The new administration, like previous ones, has a Middle East quagmire. But it’s trying some nuanced moves to break free.

Why Erdogan Has Abandoned the Uyghurs

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 13:53
As Ankara grows more economically dependent on Beijing, the Turkish government is no longer offering a safe haven or defending Uyghur rights.

Brazil’s COVID-19 Crisis Is Only Getting Worse

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 13:03
As Brazil’s hospitals reach capacity, a new highly transmissible variant has complicated an already haphazard response.

The One-Sided War of Ideas With China

Foreign Policy - mar, 02/03/2021 - 13:02
As Washington ramps up to defend democracy, Beijing is still motivated mostly by geography.

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Politique étrangère (IFRI) - mar, 02/03/2021 - 09:30

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