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Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP

    September 18, 2026
    Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

    Sexual Violence Becomes a Weapon in Ukraine’s War

    A UN report has documented 1,004 cases of sexual violence in Ukraine between February 2022 and July 2026, with 89 per cent attributed to Russian Federation authorities and 11 per cent to

    South Korea/World

    South Korea Rules Out War Deployment as Seoul Weighs Middle East Role

    South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that Seoul would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into war, while acknowledging that the government was considering a greater role

    September 18, 2026

    Russia Turns Training Missiles into a New Weapon in Ukraine Air War

    Russia/World

    Russia is increasingly using missiles originally designed for air-defence training to sustain its growing ballistic campaign against Ukraine, according to a Reuters analysis of

    BYD Recalls 183,000 Cars Over Brake Pedal Safety Risk

    News/Technology

    Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD will immediately recall more than 180,000 cars to address a manufacturing defect affecting a brake pedal component, China’s market

    Empowering change and resilience: Social protection in the age of megatrends

    September 19, 2024
    Business/Human Rights

    Social protection systems are essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, social protection is insufficient across Asia and the Pacific, and the region is at risk from megatrends: climate

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