{"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\/07\/27\/43683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Sudan\u2019s War Economy: Funded By Gum Arabic And Gold\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/Ammar-Mohammed_.jpg');\" title=\"Sudan\u2019s War Economy: Funded By Gum Arabic And Gold\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/Ammar-Mohammed_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/43683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Sudan\u2019s War Economy: Funded By Gum Arabic And Gold<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 28 July 2026 at 00:04 <\/small><p>UNITED NATIONS, July 27 (IPS)  - In the three years since the outbreak of the Sudanese Civil War, the humanitarian crisis has deteriorated significantly, with the United Nations underscoring a blatant disregard for international humanitarian law among warring parties. This includes the deliberate targeting of civilians in residential areas, widespread sexual violence, and attacks on critical infrastructure that have hindered aid efforts and pushed communities to the brink of collapse. To manage rising military expenses, the warring parties have increasingly relied on the exploitation of trade routes and territories, prompting humanitarian experts to express concern about a persistent, self-sustaining \u201cwar economy.\u201d\nRead the full story, \u201cSudan\u2019s War Economy: Funded By Gum Arabic And Gold\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\/07\/27\/43682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"World Hunger Is Falling \u2013 We Know How To Keep It That Way\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/foodsecurityfao.jpg');\" title=\"World Hunger Is Falling \u2013 We Know How To Keep It That Way\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/foodsecurityfao.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/43682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">World Hunger Is Falling \u2013 We Know How To Keep It That Way<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 27 July 2026 at 23:46 <\/small><p>ROME, July 27 (IPS)  - Here is a fact that should interrupt the world\u2019s drumbeat of bad news: Hunger fell again in 2025.\nRead the full story, \u201cWorld Hunger Is Falling \u2013 We Know How To Keep It That Way\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\/07\/27\/43681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Ongoing Need for Humanitarian Assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/In-Jabalia_.jpg');\" title=\"Ongoing Need for Humanitarian Assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/In-Jabalia_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/43681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ongoing Need for Humanitarian Assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 27 July 2026 at 16:34 <\/small><p>UNITED NATIONS, July 27 (IPS)  - On Monday July 20, a team from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) visited two displacement sites in Gaza where they found two family tents decimated by domestic fires. This incident is indicative of the increasing frequency of domestic fires in Gaza.\nRead the full story, \u201cOngoing Need for Humanitarian Assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory\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\/07\/27\/43680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Opens Door to Civilian Nuclear Cooperation, with One Major Caveat\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/A-view-of-Riyadh_.jpg');\" title=\"U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Opens Door to Civilian Nuclear Cooperation, with One Major Caveat\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/A-view-of-Riyadh_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/43680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Opens Door to Civilian Nuclear Cooperation, with One Major Caveat<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 27 July 2026 at 16:17 <\/small><p>UNITED NATIONS, July 27 (IPS)  - On Wednesday, July 22, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Minister of Energy, HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, best known as a 123 agreement, as well as an accompanying bilateral safeguards agreement, according to the U.S. Department of Energy and the Saudi Ministry of Energy.\nRead the full story, \u201cU.S.-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Opens Door to Civilian Nuclear Cooperation, with One Major Caveat\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\/07\/27\/43679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"UNHCR: 75 years on, the Refugee Convention Remains a Lifeline for Millions\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/Refugees-fleeing_.jpg');\" title=\"UNHCR: 75 years on, the Refugee Convention Remains a Lifeline for Millions\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/07\/Refugees-fleeing_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/43679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">UNHCR: 75 years on, the Refugee Convention Remains a Lifeline for Millions<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 27 July 2026 at 12:03 <\/small><p>GENEVA, July 27 (IPS)  - Seventy-five years after the Refugee Convention was opened for signature on 28 July 1951, it remains the foundation of the international refugee protection system and one of the most consequential international legal instruments ever adopted.\nRead the full story, \u201cUNHCR: 75 years on, the Refugee Convention Remains a Lifeline for Millions\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\/07\/27\/43684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Security Council LIVE: Briefing on Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes hit cities and ports\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"Security Council LIVE: Briefing on Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes hit cities and ports\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/43684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Security Council LIVE: Briefing on Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes hit cities and ports<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 27 July 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>The UN Security Council met on Monday at Ukraine\u2019s request, following recent large-scale Russian attacks on Kyiv and elsewhere. At least one civilian was killed and more than a dozen wounded in an overnight strike on the capital on 19 July that also damaged homes and civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian authorities described it as one of the largest and most intense attacks since the invasion began. Follow live updates below. Read the full story, \u201cSecurity Council LIVE: Briefing on Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes hit cities and ports\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\/07\/26\/43676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"After war took her leg, this Ukrainian gymnast refused to give up\" 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\/07\/22-07-2026_Ukraine%20Dancer%202.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"After war took her leg, this Ukrainian gymnast refused to give up\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/2026\/07\/22-07-2026_Ukraine%20Dancer%202.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/26\/43676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">After war took her leg, this Ukrainian gymnast refused to give up<\/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 July 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>When 10-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Sasha Paskal stepped onto the stage in New York's Times Square this week, she carried a message far bigger than her performance.Read the full story, \u201cAfter war took her leg, this Ukrainian gymnast refused to give up\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\/07\/26\/43677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Gaza: Dialysis patients face grueling hospital journey by donkey cart\" 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\/07\/20-07-2026_UNNews_Gaza_Kidney_01.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Gaza: Dialysis patients face grueling hospital journey by donkey cart\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/2026\/07\/20-07-2026_UNNews_Gaza_Kidney_01.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/26\/43677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Gaza: Dialysis patients face grueling hospital journey by donkey cart<\/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 July 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>Shortly before sunrise, Palestinian Fathi Hajji begins an arduous thrice weekly journey to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.Read the full story, \u201cGaza: Dialysis patients face grueling hospital journey by donkey cart\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\/07\/26\/43678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Syria\u2019s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods\" 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\/13-02-2026-UNICEF-Syria-04.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"Syria\u2019s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Embargoed\/13-02-2026-UNICEF-Syria-04.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/26\/43678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Syria\u2019s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods<\/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 July 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>A country long known as a meeting point of civilizations, Syria stands once again at a crossroadsRead the full story, \u201cSyria\u2019s hopes for renewal hinge on rebuilding trust, lives and livelihoods\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\/07\/25\/43675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"\u2018I am somebody\u2019: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN\" 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\/07\/23-07-2026-Street-Child-United-01.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg');\" title=\"\u2018I am somebody\u2019: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Collections\/Production%20Library\/2026\/07\/23-07-2026-Street-Child-United-01.jpg\/image1440x560cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/07\/25\/43675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018I am somebody\u2019: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 25 July 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>When Samantha Richards and Angela Hifume walked into the Hall of Flags at United Nations Headquarters last week, they carried more than a folder of paper. They carried the voices of hundreds of street-connected children who had never expected anyone to listen.Read the full story, \u201c\u2018I am somebody\u2019: Street-smart youth take their declaration to the UN\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}]}}