news UN adopts historic deal to protect high seas alisa June 19, 2023 2 min read DW Newsletter While the high seas make up over 60% of the world’s oceans, they have long drawn less attention than coastal waters. A UN treaty aims to change that by attempting to ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity. If you cannot view this message correctly, please click here. Daily Bulletin 19.06.2023 | 17:30 UTC UN adopts historic deal to protect high seas While the high seas make up over 60% of the world’s oceans, they have long drawn less attention than coastal waters. A UN treaty aims to change that by attempting to ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity. Climate activists target fossil fuel shareholders As big energy companies make record profits and expand production of climate-wrecking fossil fuels, activists are appealing directly to shareholders to demand rapid emission cuts. How rural violence spoils Nigeria’s harvest Violent extremism and climate change are driving crop growers and stock farmers from their fields in Nigeria. That’s a major headache for new President Bola Tinubu. RECOMMENDED — ‘Silence is not an option,’ says El Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martinez as he accepts DW’s 2023 Freedom of Speech award Accepting Deutsche Welle’s Freedom of Speech award on Monday, El Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martinez described the dangers he and many colleagues face in the region. Is EU doing enough to back LGBTQ rights in Southeast Asia? The European Union has been criticized for not speaking up loudly enough for LGBTQ rights in Southeast Asian countries where those rights are most at risk. But is that justified? Rohingya refuse returning to Myanmar without citizenship Rohingya Muslims who escaped persecution in Myanmar want to leave crowded camps in Bangladesh and go back home, but without citizenship, they fear being marginalized and discriminated as a minority group. Kuwait, the only outlier from the Gulf’s sports investment race Kuwait, the first Arab Asian nation at the World Cup, has faded from its glory days. Meanwhile, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE invest heavily in international sports, leaving the former football powerhouse behind. Salman Rushdie wins prestigious German peace prize The celebrated British-Indian author of “Midnight’s Children” and “The Satanic Verses” has been recognized with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. Follow DW DW News Deutsche Welle Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3 53113 Bonn Tel. +49.228-429.0 info@dw.com Value Added Tax identification number: DE123052407 Legally represented by: Director General Peter Limbourg This legal notice extends to the social media profiles of Deutsche Welle. Unsubscribe Newsletter © 2023 Deutsche Welle Chat read-only to anonymous users. Chat with Anyone and Anywhere. Only registered users are allowed to send messages. Loading the chat ... 98775 Register Login Continue Reading Previous: G7 leaders warn Putin over use of nuclear weapons; Zelenskiy calls for international mission along Belarus border – as it happened – The GuardianNext: Ukraine war: The mothers going to get their children back from Russia – BBC Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
