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Credit: Cpl Neil Bryden RAF, © Crown copyright.By Stan Cox On October 1st, the U.S. military will start spending the more than $800 billion Congress is going to provide it with in fiscal year 2023. And that…

By Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd Well-intentioned people on the right, left and in between argue against a ceasefire in Ukraine. They insist the United States should continue to spend billions on weapons,…

Below are excerpts from some of the speeches given at the UN General Assembly, which took place in New York between September 20 and 26, 2022, calling for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. From all the…

by Danaka KatovichOn August 30, 2022 one third of Pakistan was underwater due to catastrophic flooding. A little over a week later on September 7, while  the situation in Pakistan was still dire, the United…

The policy paper developed by gender agency UN Women and the Secretary-General’s Global Crisis Response Group, describes how the war has widened gender gaps in hunger, education and poverty, and has also increased gender-based violence.…

The newly established UNGA Platform of Women leaders held an event where they discussed global issues under the theme of Transformative Solutions by Women Leaders to Today’s Interlinked Challenges.  In attendance were President Katalin…

Mahsa Amini was arrested a week ago by Iran’s “morality police” in Teheran. The 22-year-old, whose Kurdish name is Jhina - fell into a coma shortly after collapsing at a detention centre, and died three days later, officially of a heart…

Life-altering moments like pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood can be stressful for women and their partners, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). 🤰🏻 Pregnancy🤱🏾 Birth👩‍👧 Early parenthoodThese life altering moments can…

By Stan Cox Recent polls suggest that the bonkers, even barbaric, rhetoric coming from far-right MAGA candidates could be undermining Republicans’ chances of capturing both chambers of Congress in November.…

In a strong personal appeal, the UN Secretary-General tweeted on Sunday that the past 12 months represented “a year of lost knowledge and opportunity that they will never get back”. Sunday marks one year since girls were banned from…