In its 40th Periodic Report on the treatment of prisoners of war and update on the human rights situation in Ukraine (including Russian-occupied territory) for 1 June to 31 August 2024, published on 1 October 2024, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine and OHCHR said it “continued to document cases of arbitrary detention, torture, inc
unobstructed movement of persons
The Republic of Armenia shall guarantee the security of transport connections between the western regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in order to arrange unobstructed movement of persons, vehicles and cargo in both directions.” Azerbaijan strongly believes that Article 9 gives it the right to open the Zang
Education reforms are equally
The Uraan plan must be recalibrated to reflect these priorities. Digital transformation should be at the forefront, with investments in high-speed internet and digital infrastructure that enable e-commerce and innovation. Education reforms are equally vital and research and development should be incentivised to foster innovation. Political stabilit
This issue is exacerbated by what
This issue is exacerbated by what some scholars are now calling the “Atlantification” of the Arctic. This refers to the influx of warm water from the Atlantic Ocean into the Arctic Ocean, which is itself caused by the increasing amount of sea ice melting in the Arctic from Scandinavia to the Bering Strait (Igor V. Polyakov et al., “Atlantific
Thaksin apologized for incidents
Thaksin, who returned to Thailand in August 2023 after years of self-imposed exile and later received a royal pardon, visited the southern border region on Feb. 23 as the new adviser to Anwar Ibrahim, the prime minister of neighboring Malaysia, the 2025 chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. During his visit Thaksin apologized for inc