Killings, ‘Disappearances’ in Military Operations
Malian soldiers have allegedly killed at least 34 villagers, forcibly disappeared at least 16 people, and severely mistreated detainees during counterterrorism operations in Mali’s central Mopti region, Human Rights Watch said today. Mali’s transitional government should conduct credible and impartial investigations into these incidents. All were committed since the transitional government took power in an […]
Tigray Crisis Worsening With No Withdrawal Of Eritrean Troops In Sight – UN
The UN humanitarian chief has said that sexual violence and starvation were being used as weapons of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray. He urged Eritrea to make good on its pledge and recall its troops. The humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s conflict-stricken Tigray bordering Eritrea is deteriorating with no sign of a promised pullback of Eritrean soldiers […]
Migrants Stranded In Open Air In Bosnia After Relocation Fails
Hundreds of migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East were left stranded in the open air on Wednesday when an attempt to relocate them to another site in Bosnia after fire wrecked their temporary camp failed, police and migrants said. Fire destroyed Camp Lipa, near the town of Bihac in western Bosnia, last week. […]
EU Delegation Visits Zamzam Camp For Displaced In North Darfur
A high-level delegation from the European Union headed by High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission (HRVP) Josep Borrell, visited El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, and nearby Zamzam camp for the displaced yesterday. Community leader Adam Ishag told Radio Dabanga from Zamzam camp that the EU official […]
Nine Million Need Humanitarian Assistance – UN
At least nine million people in Sudan urgently need humanitarian assistance in what could compound the economic situation of a country struggling to sustain a transitional government. The latest situational report from UN relief agencies shows the global body with partners have only been able to serve half of this number, citing local challenges. The […]
Rising Homelessness To Ageing Population: Five Challenges Facing cities In 2020
The world is seeing the biggest wave of urban growth in history with the United Nations expecting almost 70% of people globally to be living in urban areas by 2050, up from 56% today. The shift is creating significant challenges for cities around the world, from tackling worsening air pollution in New Delhi to keeping […]
Erdogan Says Turkey Cannot Handle New Migrant Wave From Syria, Warns Europe
Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, warning that European countries will feel the impact of such an influx if violence in Syria’s northwest is not stopped. Turkey currently hosts some 3.7 million Syrian refugees, the largest refugee population in the world, and fears another wave […]
Dame Helen Mirren Decries ‘Disturbing’ Global Rise In Homelessness
Oscar-winning British actor Helen Mirren has hit out against the “exponential rise in homelessness” as she prepared to sleep out in central London on Saturday as part of a global charity appeal to fight the scourge. Mirren joined Hollywood stars Will Smith and Brian Cox and an estimated 50,000 people in the “World’s Big Sleep […]
President Jovenel Moise Warns Of Humanitarian Crisis In Haiti, Calls For Support
Haiti needs international support to tackle an unfolding humanitarian crisis, President Jovenel Moise said in an interview, two months into anti-government protests that have exacerbated food insecurity in the Americas’ poorest nation. Moise also told Reuters he was holding closed-door talks with civil society groups and the private sector, as well as radical and moderate […]
World Food Day : Global Index Finds Climate Change Driving ‘Alarming’ Hunger Levels
Central African Republic topped an annual world hunger index on Tuesday as aid agencies warned that climate change was making it increasingly hard to feed the world. Aid agency Concern Worldwide, which co-compiles the Global Hunger Index, said progress towards a 2030 zero hunger target agreed by world leaders was “under threat or is being […]
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