{"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\/04\/11\/42745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Putting humans at the centre: UN AI panel begins work on global impact study\" 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\/31-07-2024-Unsplash-AI-01.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Putting humans at the centre: UN AI panel begins work on global impact study\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/31-07-2024-Unsplash-AI-01.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/11\/42745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Putting humans at the centre: UN AI panel begins work on global impact study<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 11 April 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>The UN\u2019s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI \u2013 the first global body of its kind \u2013 is gearing up for its inaugural in-person summit. Read the full story, \u201cPutting humans at the centre: UN AI panel begins work on global impact study\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\/04\/10\/42741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Israeli Strikes Across Iran and Lebanon Raise Concerns of Broader Regional Instability\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/04\/Amir-Saeid-Iravani_23.jpg');\" title=\"Israeli Strikes Across Iran and Lebanon Raise Concerns of Broader Regional Instability\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/04\/Amir-Saeid-Iravani_23.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/42741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Israeli Strikes Across Iran and Lebanon Raise Concerns of Broader Regional Instability<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 11 April 2026 at 00:19 <\/small><p>NEW YORK, April 10 (IPS)  - The past several weeks have marked a significant escalation in hostilities across the Middle East, with tensions rising among Israel, Lebanon, Iran, and the United States following large-scale exchanges of bombardment. Recent statements from U.S. President Donald Trump, including threats of extensive destruction in Iran, have further inflamed regional tensions and complicated ongoing diplomatic efforts. Humanitarian experts warn that these developments risk further destabilizing cross-border relations and could trigger a broader regional conflict.\nRead the full story, \u201cIsraeli Strikes Across Iran and Lebanon Raise Concerns of Broader Regional Instability\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\/04\/10\/42740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Will Sierra Leone\u2019s Democracy Make Room for Persons with Disabilities?\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/04\/Samuel-Alpha-Sesay-Founder-All-Political-Party-Disability-Association.jpg');\" title=\"Will Sierra Leone\u2019s Democracy Make Room for Persons with Disabilities?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/04\/Samuel-Alpha-Sesay-Founder-All-Political-Party-Disability-Association.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/42740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Will Sierra Leone\u2019s Democracy Make Room for Persons with Disabilities?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 10 April 2026 at 15:29 <\/small><p>FREETOWN, April 10 (IPS)  - As Sierra Leone prepares for its next national election in 2028, political parties across the country have begun setting strategies and preparing to select their candidates. However, persons with disabilities say they remain poorly represented and are calling on political parties to nominate them as candidates ahead of the election.\nRead the full story, \u201cWill Sierra Leone\u2019s Democracy Make Room for Persons with Disabilities?\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\/04\/10\/42739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Unexpected Ally Stepping Up Against Sexual Assault in Kenyan Slums: Landlord Standfirst\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/04\/Landlords_.jpg');\" title=\"Unexpected Ally Stepping Up Against Sexual Assault in Kenyan Slums: Landlord Standfirst\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/04\/Landlords_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/42739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Unexpected Ally Stepping Up Against Sexual Assault in Kenyan Slums: Landlord Standfirst<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 10 April 2026 at 14:56 <\/small><p>BELLINGHAM, Washington USA, April 10 (IPS)  - Trigger warning: This article discusses child rape. Their quiet latent power comes from being ever-present eyes and ears on the ground. As they move around their compounds, collecting rent and checking on anywhere from 10 to 20 houses occupied by as many as 200 people, they see and hear things.\nRead the full story, \u201cUnexpected Ally Stepping Up Against Sexual Assault in Kenyan Slums: Landlord Standfirst\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\/04\/10\/42742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"MIDDLE EAST LIVE 10 April: Fear and uncertainty grow in Lebanon as conflict grinds 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\/09-04-2026-UNHCR-Lebanon-04.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"MIDDLE EAST LIVE 10 April: Fear and uncertainty grow in Lebanon as conflict grinds on\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/09-04-2026-UNHCR-Lebanon-04.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/42742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">MIDDLE EAST LIVE 10 April: Fear and uncertainty grow in Lebanon as conflict grinds 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 10 April 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>Fighting continues across parts of the Middle East, with renewed exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Humanitarian needs are deepening, with rising civilian casualties, mounting displacement and growing strain on services. Diplomatic efforts continue with high stakes negotiations due to start Saturday between the US and Iran over the faltering ceasefire deal. Lebanon is an active war zone and the Strait of Hormuz is still effectively closed. Stay with us for live updates. App users can follow coverage here.Read the full story, \u201cMIDDLE EAST LIVE 10 April: Fear and uncertainty grow in Lebanon as conflict grinds 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\/04\/10\/42743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Lebanon airstrike casualties \u2018still under the rubble\u2019 as ambulances, hospitals face new threats\" 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\/09-04-2026-UNHCR-Lebanon-05.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Lebanon airstrike casualties \u2018still under the rubble\u2019 as ambulances, hospitals face new threats\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/09-04-2026-UNHCR-Lebanon-05.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/42743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Lebanon airstrike casualties \u2018still under the rubble\u2019 as ambulances, hospitals face new threats<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 10 April 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>With Lebanon still reeling from Israel\u2019s devastating airstrikes on 8 April, UN humanitarians reported new fears of attacks on ambulances and looming food shortages in the south of the country on Friday.Read the full story, \u201cLebanon airstrike casualties \u2018still under the rubble\u2019 as ambulances, hospitals face new threats\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\/04\/10\/42744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year\" 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\/06-02-2026-UNIFEED-Sudan-Abu-Al-Naja-05.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/06-02-2026-UNIFEED-Sudan-Abu-Al-Naja-05.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/42744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 10 April 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>As Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry while the health system lies in ruins, with no end to the violence in sight, UN agencies said on Friday.Read the full story, \u201cSudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year\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\/04\/10\/42746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Haiti\u2019s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence\" 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\/10-04-2026_UNOCHA_Haiti_Wosornu.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Haiti\u2019s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/10-04-2026_UNOCHA_Haiti_Wosornu.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/42746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Haiti\u2019s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 10 April 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>Haiti is facing \u201cone of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere,\u201d a senior UN aid official warned on Friday, underscoring the need for continued global attention to alleviate suffering there. Read the full story, \u201cHaiti\u2019s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence\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\/04\/10\/42747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"New era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return\" 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\/09-04-2026_Brian-Cox.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg');\" title=\"New era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/09-04-2026_Brian-Cox.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/42747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">New era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 10 April 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>After a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon, the four astronauts on NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission are set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean late on Friday. Read the full story, \u201cNew era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return\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\/04\/09\/42733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Nations pledge $3.9bn to Global Environment Facility as Race to Meet 2030 Goals Tightens\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/04\/ERP-10-of-19.jpg-100x100.jpeg');\" title=\"Nations pledge $3.9bn to Global Environment Facility as Race to Meet 2030 Goals Tightens\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/04\/ERP-10-of-19.jpg-100x100.jpeg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/04\/09\/42733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Nations pledge $3.9bn to Global Environment Facility as Race to Meet 2030 Goals Tightens<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 10 April 2026 at 02:09 <\/small><p>SAINT LUCIA, April 9 (IPS)  - With just four years left to meet a series of global environmental targets, governments are committing to shore up one of the world\u2019s main environmental funds, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with a $3.9 billion pledge.\nRead the full story, \u201cNations pledge $3.9bn to Global Environment Facility as Race to Meet 2030 Goals Tightens\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}]}}