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Iraq Prepares to Evict U.S. Troops

Foreign Policy - mer, 20/03/2019 - 21:32
Pro-Iran factions are pushing for the move just as the Islamic State is starting to hit back.

Libya stands at a ‘critical juncture’, UN mission head tells Security Council

UN News Centre - mer, 20/03/2019 - 20:44
Predicting that the “days ahead will prove foundational to the years ahead for Libyans and the region”, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday, that it was no exaggeration to describe the oil-rich nation as having reached “a crucial juncture”.

Trump Wants NATO’s Eyes on China

Foreign Policy - mer, 20/03/2019 - 19:38
The Trump administration says countering Beijing’s cyber and commercial power should be a priority for the alliance.

Les dangers d'une monnaie unique

Le Monde Diplomatique - mer, 20/03/2019 - 18:39
Telle qu'elle est définie et programmée dans le traité de Maastricht, l'Union économique et monétaire (UEM) est avant tout l'expression d'un choix politique en faveur d'une complète intégration européenne. Ce choix intervient à un moment où les contraintes économiques au sein des Douze semblent rendre (...) / , - 1992/09

Boeing’s Crisis Strengthens Beijing’s Hand

Foreign Policy - mer, 20/03/2019 - 18:25
In its trade standoff with the United States, China’s Ace could be the 737 Max.

Global South cooperation ‘vital’ to climate change fight, development, Guterres tells historic Buenos Aires summit

UN News Centre - mer, 20/03/2019 - 17:33
South-South cooperation is key to the world’s sustainable development and the fight against global warming said the United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday, as the opening session of the Second UN Conference on South-South Cooperation got underway in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. 

UN allocates $20 million in emergency funding, as Cyclone Idai disaster unfolds

UN News Centre - mer, 20/03/2019 - 16:57
As the full scale of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa continues to be assessed, the UN and humanitarian partners are ramping up the provision of emergency food, shelter, water and health care supplies to hundreds-of-thousands who have been affected across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

L'Algérie sous le choc

Le Monde Diplomatique - mer, 20/03/2019 - 16:39
Si odieusement réprimées, les émeutes d'octobre en Algérie étaient prévisibles. En raison de la baisse de la rente pétrolière, les autorités — comme dans beaucoup de pays du tiers-monde — ont dû modifier le modèle de développement et favoriser l'expansion du secteur privé. Dans une société bloquée, contrôlée (...) / , , , , - 1988/11

How Rich Chinese Parents Get Their Kids Into U.S. Colleges

Foreign Policy - mer, 20/03/2019 - 14:33
Americans aren’t the only one paying for the process.

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Why Brexit Is Europe’s Finest Hour

Foreign Policy - mer, 20/03/2019 - 00:54
The British debacle is shoring up the EU center as it heads into critical May elections.

Nazarbayev Is Giving Up Presidency, Not Power, in Kazakhstan

Foreign Policy - mar, 19/03/2019 - 21:43
The long-time autocrat's shock resignation kicks off an opaque succession process.

UN launches ‘South-South Galaxy’ knowledge-sharing platform in Buenos Aires

UN News Centre - mar, 19/03/2019 - 21:40
When countries of the Global South forged an historic technical cooperation deal among themselves 40 years ago, digital technology was a thing of the future, but developing nations have come a long way since then.

For Africa, Chinese-Built Internet Is Better Than No Internet at All

Foreign Policy - mar, 19/03/2019 - 20:53
The need for web access has driven African countries to Huawei despite U.S. concerns.

Safe drinking water, sanitation, are ‘basic human rights’: new UN Water Development report

UN News Centre - mar, 19/03/2019 - 20:17
Safe water and access to proper sanitation are essential to eradicate poverty, build peaceful societies and ensure that no one is left behind on the path towards sustainable development, according to the 2019 UN World Water Development Report, launched on Tuesday in Geneva. 

First peaceful transfer of power in DR Congo ‘an extraordinary opportunity’ for advancing rights

UN News Centre - mar, 19/03/2019 - 19:24
The election of President Felix Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marks “an extraordinary opportunity” for the country to advance civil and political rights, said a senior UN official, on Tuesday at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

L'art de la désinformation

Le Monde Diplomatique - mar, 19/03/2019 - 18:35
Une gigantesque toile d'araignée, aux fils presque invisibles, enserre les citoyens des démocraties occidentales. Ils se croient libres. Ils ne se savent pas prisonniers d'idées, de pensées, de conceptions qui ont été instillées dans leur esprit par un maître diaboliquement habile, obstinément à (...) - 1987/05

La longue guerre occulte contre le Nicaragua

Le Monde Diplomatique - mar, 19/03/2019 - 16:35
Alors que le Watergate, qui entraîna la chute du président Nixon, n'était après tout qu'une vulgaire affaire de cambriolage commis au siège du Parti démocrate pour le compte de la Maison Blanche, le scandale dans lequel sont impliqués le président Ronald Reagan et ses plus proches collaborateurs (...) / , - 1987/02

Cyclone Idai: emergency getting ‘bigger by the hour’, warns UN food agency

UN News Centre - mar, 19/03/2019 - 16:18
The full scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in south-west Africa is becoming clearer, the UN said on Tuesday, warning that the emergency “is getting bigger by the hour”.

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