Новости за 22.03.2024

washington — In a recent interview with VOA via Zoom, Jason Tower, the U.S. Institute of Peace country director for Myanmar, discussed escalating transnational crime in that country, particularly following allegations of nuclear materials being traded from Myanmar.    Despite recent moves by China to end some of the cybercrime in border areas, Myanmar has become the world's most criminalized nation, according to the recent Global Index on Transnational Crime. Tower views the ruling junta in Naypyidaw... Читать дальше...

geneva — The World Health Organization warns that hunger, poverty, malnutrition, and disease have reached alarming levels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially in the east, where a resurgence of fighting between armed groups and government forces has uprooted millions of people from their homes.  "DRC is the second-largest displacement crisis globally after Sudan, with more people forced to flee the violence since the start of the year," said Dr. Boureima Hama Sambo, WHO representative to the DRC. Читать дальше...

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid made no such statement, and Afghanistan did not invade Pakistan.

A new Texas law prohibits public universities from having special programs supporting minority and LGBTQ students. Critics say these diversity, equity and inclusion programs are discriminatory and divisive. But many students say they are needed. Deana Mitchell has the story from the Texas capital.

VOA Connect Episode 323 - A restaurant's fusion journey and the buzz of bee pollinators.

Serigne Mbaye, chef and owner of Dakar NOLA restaurant, blends Senegalese flavors with New Orleans cuisine, creating a unique dining experience that celebrates cultural diversity. Through his storytelling and culinary skill, Mbaye bridges his Senegalese roots with the traditions of New Orleans. Reporter | Camera: Aaron Fedor, Producer: Kathleen McLaughlin, Editor: Kyle Dubiel

New Delhi — In India, the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has triggered an outcry from opposition parties that accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of targeting the opposition weeks before the country heads into a national election. Protests by supporters of Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) erupted in the Indian capital and rallies were held in several other cities Friday, a day after the key opposition leader was arrested by the federal Enforcement Directorate in a case involving alleged corruption. Читать дальше...

Hong Kong — Around 50 people gathered on a cool spring evening outside a bookstore at the end of a quiet alley for a book talk by two authors. The books were about travel but the mood was not lighthearted.  The event was the last at Mount Zero, which recently announced it will close by the end of March, after facing a series of warnings from government departments about minor violations, from the use of the alley for book talks to the paving of a small uneven public space in front of its entrance. Читать дальше...

Senegalese say they are ready to turn the page and are excited to go to the polls Sunday to elect their next leader. This comes after weeks of debate and political crisis as outgoing president Macky Sall attempted to postpone the Feb. 25 elections by 10 months but was unsuccessful after the constitutional council overruled his decision. VOA Nairobi Bureau Chief Mariama Diallo is in Dakar and has this story. Camera: Moussa Thioune

Nairobi, Kenya — With a week until Easter, chocolate lovers should brace themselves for higher prices when they purchase their favorite seasonal treats. A nonprofit environmental group says cocoa costs three times more than it did a year ago because of climate change and the El Nino weather effect. Prices reached $8,000 per ton this week, compared with $2,500 last year at this time. Amber Sawyer, a climate and energy analyst at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, or ECIU, a U.K.-based nonprofit group... Читать дальше...

Halifax, Canada — Canada, one of the developed world’s most welcoming countries for new immigrants, has announced plans to scale back the number of temporary residents over the next three years. Thursday’s announcement by Immigration Minister Marc Miller was the second dramatic reversal of the Trudeau administration’s pro-immigration stance, following a cap on the number of international student visas announced earlier this year. Global News, covering the announcement, quoted Miller as saying... Читать дальше...

The U.S. and U.K. imposed travel ban on Ugandan officials involved in violating human rights and undermining democracy. Ugandan rights activists also accuse Among of gross corruption.

Juba, South Sudan — South Sudan has said that its investigation into the 2017 death of journalist Christopher Allen supported earlier government claims that he was "unintentionally killed as a result of crossfire" while covering the country's bloody civil war.  The 26-year-old freelance reporter, a dual American-British national, was shot in the head during a battle between the South Sudanese army and rebels in the southern town of Kaya on August 26, 2017.  After years of international pressure... Читать дальше...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has set up temporary centers to help expedite the processing of migrants entering the country. Cesar Contreras toured one of the facilities opened last year in El Paso, Texas, in this story narrated by Veronica Villafañe.

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a United States-sponsored resolution declaring that "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is "imperative" to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she was optimistic that the new, tougher draft resolution would be approved Friday by the 15-member council. The draft being put to a vote "determines" ... Читать дальше...

Washington — U.N.-appointed international legal experts who investigated Iran’s suppression of a women’s rights movement that erupted in September 2022 are appealing for more time to do their work, but objections from Tehran’s allies could terminate their mission next month. The chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, Sara Hossain, made the appeal Monday in Geneva, where she and her two counterparts presented their first in-depth report to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Читать дальше...