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‘Toxic, Damaging and Shameful’: Fury as UK and Saudi Arabia Sign Huge Arms Deal
British firm BAE Systems will sell 48 Typhoon fighter jets to the Saudis after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Prime Minister Theresa May for talks.
A preliminary deal has been signed, according to reports, for the Kingdom to buy from the UK, as part of a multi-billion-pound deal.
‘Seven Years of Brutal Conflict in Syria Has Left ‘Colossal Human Tragedy’ in Its Wake’
Human Wrongs Watch
After seven years of brutal conflict in Syria, there are no clear winners, “but the losers are plain to see,” the United Nations refugee agency chief on 9 March 2018 said, describing the “colossal human tragedy” that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, driven 6.1 million people from their homes and forced 5.6 million others to seek safety in neighbouring countries.

New WHO Regulation Guidelines to Help Countries End ‘Reign’ of Tobacco Industry
Human Wrongs Watch
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on 9 March 2018 launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play in saving lives by reducing the demand for tobacco and tobacco products – estimated to kill over seven million people annually.

Nigerian Women Artists Unite at UN to Change Perceptions of Women and Africa
Human Wrongs Watch
9 March 2018 — Three Nigerian women will spotlight themes such as human trafficking, suicide bombing, and sexism and sexual harassment at the United Nations, showing the strength of women as agents of change in African societies often dominated by men.

‘Protect Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violations in [Liberated] Iraq; Bring Perpetrators to Justice’
Human Wrongs Watch
9 March 2018 — A senior United Nations official has stressed the need to ensure survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Iraq are fully protected and that perpetrators are brought to justice.


