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Turkey’s lira sinks to new low with little reprieve in sight (Al Jazeera)

Turkey’s lira sank to a new all-time low against the dollar on Monday and analysts saw little reprieve ahead given what one called expectations...

UNHCR chief urges better support for 13 million ‘exhausted’ and displaced Syrians (UN News)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged greater international support for the more than 13 million Syrians who’ve been displaced in the past 10 years. UNHCR...

UNESCO ‘eDNA’ initiative to ‘unlock’ knowledge for biodiversity protection (UN News)

Launching the new programme, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said that scientists and local residents would take samples of genetic material from fish waste, mucous membranes or cells, eDNA, to monitor species. “Marine World Heritage...

Taliban backs WHO polio vaccination campaign across Afghanistan next month (UN News)

The vaccination campaign will begin on 8 November, and will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan. This includes more than three million children in...

‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms supressed (UN News)

Presenting her report on gender justice and free expression, Special Rapporteur on protecting freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, said that “women’s voices are suppressed, controlled...

Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained (UN News)

Mankeur Ndiaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UN peacekeeping operation, MINUSCA, underlined the need to maintain “positive momentum” as the authorities strive...

UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital (UN News)

Speaking to reporters in New York, the UN Spokesperson said the Organization was still trying to verify the details, but it is worried about the potential impact on civilians who reside or work...

Why Indonesia should embrace AUKUS (Arrizal Jaknanihan, East Asia Forum)

The announcement of AUKUS — a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States — sparked concern over escalating rivalry...

Australia’s submarine U-turn (Richard Brabin-Smith, East Asia Forum)

On 15 September 2021, the Australian government formally announced that it was abandoning French Attack-class conventional submarines in favour of nuclear propulsion through AUKUS....

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