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DPR Korea: Isolation deepens even as the country changes, says UN rights official
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is building factories and hospitals, rolling out smartphones and mobile banking, and passing new laws at an unprecedented rate. But its people are more cut off from the ou...
Somalia looks to the future as the UN's political mission closes
“The story of the UN's political engagement in Somalia has been one of persistence, partnership and adaptation,” Raisedon Zenenga, the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for Somalia has said, as three d...
Weekly Graphic: Deadlock Likely After Israel’s Election
(click to enlarge) Israel’s Oct. 27 election produced a hung Knesset, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc securing 54 seats, seven short of a
World News in Brief: 300,000 displaced in Lebanon, Türk ‘deeply concerned’ over Novaya Gazeta closure, $50 million refugee appeal, World Cities Day
More than 300,000 people displaced since early March remain internally displaced in Lebanon, where the humanitarian crisis is “far from over,” according to the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA).
Daily Memo: Israeli Election, US War Plans
Election results. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s parliamentary bloc won 53 seats in the next Knesset, short of the 61 seats required to form a
Ukraine: Oleshky ceasefire offers ‘hope’ for civilians as attacks on aid vehicles continue
Each day the ceasefire in Oleshky holds means hope for civilians in the city, the UN’s top humanitarian official said, stressing that those wishing to leave must be able to do so safely and voluntarily.
DR Congo: Hunger deepens for millions amid conflict, Ebola and climate shocks
More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not getting enough to eat and the number is expected to tick up in the coming months, according to the latest alert from the IPC global food s...
Xi Is Preparing China for a Harder Era
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, held in Beijing from Oct. 26 to 29, represents a significant
UN rights office warns of deepening displacement ‘nightmare’ in Gaza
Israeli forces continue to push Palestinians into ever-smaller areas of the Gaza Strip while destroying civilian infrastructure and attacking displacement sites, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Friday amid c...
Yemen war makes reaching assistance too dangerous for many
More than 280,000 people have now been displaced by fighting in Yemen and many vulnerable people are unable to access lifesaving relief because it is too dangerous to do so, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Can Elections Change Geopolitics?
How will this week's major elections move the needle in global geopolitics? On this episode of Talking Geopolitics, GPF Chairman George Friedman joins host Christian Smith to break down the impact of elections in Israel...