{"id":1414,"date":"2018-08-16T13:58:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T11:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1414"},"modified":"2021-02-21T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T12:38:55","slug":"global-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1414","title":{"rendered":"Global Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-c6489a211ce396ddff1cbbf56482359f feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Issues News Headlines<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/26\/44426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Upholding Human Rights &amp; Public Safety: How Far Is Bangladesh?\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/10\/Shahiduzzaman_200-100x100.jpg');\" title=\"Upholding Human Rights &amp; Public Safety: How Far Is Bangladesh?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/10\/Shahiduzzaman_200-100x100.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/26\/44426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Upholding Human Rights &amp; Public Safety: How Far Is Bangladesh?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 26 October 2026 at 12:43 <\/small><p>DHAKA, Bangladesh, October 26 (IPS)  - Bangladesh has achieved remarkable economic progress over the past few decades. Its garment industry has become globally important, millions of people have entered the workforce, and private businesses have expanded across manufacturing, services, technology and trade. But economic growth alone does not create a healthy business environment. Businesses also need predictable laws, safe workplaces, fair competition, protection of property and contracts, and respect for the rights of workers, consumers and communities.\nRead the full story, \u201cUpholding Human Rights &amp; Public Safety: How Far Is Bangladesh?\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/24\/44424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Women \u2018first to suffer\u2019 under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/2026\/10\/23-10-2026-UNICEF-Sudan-03.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Women \u2018first to suffer\u2019 under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/2026\/10\/23-10-2026-UNICEF-Sudan-03.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/24\/44424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Women \u2018first to suffer\u2019 under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 24 October 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>When Tahani Al-Numeiri heard the first explosions in Khartoum, her hometown, war seemed so remote that she assumed they were celebrations from a nearby wedding. It was the morning of 15 April 2023, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had just turned their guns on the army.Read the full story, \u201cWomen \u2018first to suffer\u2019 under siege, first to step up as frontline responders in Sudan\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Peace Needs Children\u2019s Voices\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/10\/UN7559551______.jpg');\" title=\"Peace Needs Children\u2019s Voices\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/10\/UN7559551______.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Peace Needs Children\u2019s Voices<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 23 October 2026 at 23:38 <\/small><p>TOKYO, Japan, October 23 (IPS)  - WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind. The United Nations was established with this commitment.\nRead the full story, \u201cPeace Needs Children\u2019s Voices\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"\u2018Burden and loss\u2019 builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/2026\/09\/25-09-2026_UNICEF_Ebola-01.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"\u2018Burden and loss\u2019 builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/2026\/09\/25-09-2026_UNICEF_Ebola-01.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018Burden and loss\u2019 builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 23 October 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>As Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more resources are needed to fight the disease and feed patients and families, UN agencies said on Friday.Read the full story, \u201c\u2018Burden and loss\u2019 builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Soil mapping aims to boost agricultural production in Kenya\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/11-05-2026-FAO-Kenya.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Soil mapping aims to boost agricultural production in Kenya\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/11-05-2026-FAO-Kenya.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Soil mapping aims to boost agricultural production in Kenya<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 23 October 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.Read the full story, \u201cSoil mapping aims to boost agricultural production in Kenya\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/15-07-2025-UNICEF-West-Bank-01.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/15-07-2025-UNICEF-West-Bank-01.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 23 October 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>The UN said on Friday it was \u201cextremely alarmed\u201d by intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, as Israel moved to seal off the territory following a deadly attack on its soldiers in Hebron.Read the full story, \u201cWest Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/2026\/10\/23-10-2026-UN-Abyei-Sudan-01.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/2026\/10\/23-10-2026-UN-Abyei-Sudan-01.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Sudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 23 October 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>UN human rights chief Volker T\u00fcrk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month, which killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October alone.Read the full story, \u201cSudan: Drone strikes killed at least 306 people in three weeks\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Blood brothers: WHO chief joins ENHYPEN to celebrate drive success\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/2026\/10\/23-10-2026-WHO-ENHYPEN-.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Blood brothers: WHO chief joins ENHYPEN to celebrate drive success\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/2026\/10\/23-10-2026-WHO-ENHYPEN-.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Blood brothers: WHO chief joins ENHYPEN to celebrate drive success<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 23 October 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is a self-confessed fan of K-pop sensation ENHYPEN and this week, he got the chance to tell them so in person.Read the full story, \u201cBlood brothers: WHO chief joins ENHYPEN to celebrate drive success\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"World News in Brief: Iran nuclear inspections, deadly church attack in Jordan, El Fasher \u2013 one year on\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/13-04-2026-UNOCHA-Sudan-Darfur-05.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"World News in Brief: Iran nuclear inspections, deadly church attack in Jordan, El Fasher \u2013 one year on\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/13-04-2026-UNOCHA-Sudan-Darfur-05.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">World News in Brief: Iran nuclear inspections, deadly church attack in Jordan, El Fasher \u2013 one year on<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 23 October 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, called on Friday for a swift return of inspectors to Iran, warning of growing fragility in the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.Read the full story, \u201cWorld News in Brief: Iran nuclear inspections, deadly church attack in Jordan, El Fasher \u2013 one year on\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"UN marks 81 years of global cooperation\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/2026\/09\/23-09-2026-UN-Photo-UNGA81-Guterres.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg');\" title=\"UN marks 81 years of global cooperation\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/2026\/09\/23-09-2026-UN-Photo-UNGA81-Guterres.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/44425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">UN marks 81 years of global cooperation<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 23 October 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>The United Nations celebrates its 81st anniversary on Saturday, highlighting more than eight decades of work to advance peace, human rights and development around the world.Read the full story, \u201cUN marks 81 years of global cooperation\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1414","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1415,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414\/revisions\/1415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}