UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) – The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout for Egypt’s authoritarian regime which stands accused of human rights abuses — and has been widely condemned for its longstanding repressive campaign against dissidents and civil society organizations (CSOs).

Frankenstein in Charge: Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan
Nicaragua: End of the Electoral Illusion
UN Special Rapporteur Urges the Protection of Children’s Rights Amid Deepening Conflict and Digital Threats
Malawi Bets on Battery Storage to Climate-Proof Its Fragile Power Grid
World marks second warmest July on record
Ebola deaths top 2,000 as scientists race to develop vaccine