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When G7 leaders arrive in Evian-les-Bains this month, France will host more than another summit. It will host a test of whether rich-country coordination can still solve problems that no country can manage alone. Aid budgets are shrinking, debt-service bills are crowding out investment, climate shocks are damaging infrastructure, and private capital remains scarce and expensive where it is needed most.

Read the full story, “How the G7 Can Reset Global Finance”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, June 15 (IPS) – On principle, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons is an issue that unites the international community. But for a select few states, these principles came with conditions and a refusal to compromise on their security strategy.

Read the full story, “Nuclear Nonproliferation Outcomes Stall in Backdrop of Geopolitical Strife”, on globalissues.org →

In the heart of the Central African Republic (CAR), a nation long marked by conflict, Nina Mireille Yankinon stands as a symbol of resilience, leadership, and hope, dedicating her life to helping communities torn apart by war.

Read the full story, “Refugee turned peacemaker: The young woman leader transforming communities in the Central African Republic”, on globalissues.org →

The odyssey begins in Indonesia and ends, 15,000 kilometres later, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Along the way, critical food aid destined for young Afghan students crosses nine countries, over land and sea, skirting geopolitical unrest and conflict zones.

Read the full story, “Instability, war and closed borders: How aid workers get emergency food to hungry Afghan children”, on globalissues.org →

Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces some of the world’s most severe climate-related health impacts. Several realities define the continent’s climate and health landscape – increased infectious diseases, air pollution, death, disruption and pressure on health systems through heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms.

Read the full story, “Health Emerges as a Strategic Frontline for Africa Ahead of Bonn Climate Conference”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (IPS) – African leaders are sharpening their focus on digital sovereignty, warning that the continent’s economic future will depend not just on connectivity, but on who controls its data—and where it is stored.

Read the full story, “Africa Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence”, on globalissues.org →

KABUL, June 11 (IPS) – Afghanistan ranks 175th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index this year. Out of 180 countries on the list, only Iran, Syria, China, North Korea and Eritrea ranked lower than Afghanistan.

Read the full story, “In Afghanistan, Female Journalists Can Neither Ask Questions Nor Appear on Screen”, on globalissues.org →

PERTH, Australia, June 11 (IPS) – This planet’s biggest sporting event—the FIFA Men’s World Cup—will soon kick off. Millions of people around the world will sit up, bleary eyed, watching matches at unreasonable hours and inventing feeble excuses for why we won’t be at work in the morning. More than one billion are expected to watch the finale on TV in mid-July. That’s a bigger audience than any Olympic sporting event and more than the number of people who have viewed Squid Game on Netflix.

Read the full story, “The World Cup of Human Rights”, on globalissues.org →

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 10 (IPS) – As ministers, diplomats and development officials assembled in Samarkand Congress Centre for a ceremonial family photograph, the mood carried unusual symbolism. Behind the smiles and formalities stood a region confronting a harder reality: rivers are shrinking, soils are tiring, temperatures are rising, and the old ways of managing land and water are no longer working.

Read the full story, “Central Asia Bets on a New Water–Land Pact to Survive Environmental Degradation”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (IPS) – Over the past few years, the humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Sahel region has expanded considerably, largely driven by a surge of violence—particularly in the Central Sahel. Although the crisis has been described by the United Nations (UN) as having “largely faded from the headlines” since its wake in 2012, millions of people across the region are in dire need of humanitarian assistance as civilian displacement, climate shocks, and widespread hunger rapidly spill across borders.

Read the full story, “Violence, Climate Shocks, and Hunger Push The Sahel To The Brink of Collapse”, on globalissues.org →