UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi | Weather News

UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi | Weather News

UN’s children’s agency says there’s an urgent need for access to clean water, sanitation as Red Cross mobilises relief. Massive floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have left nearly six million children across Southeast Asia struggling to access clean water, food, and shelter, according to the United Nations children’s…

At least 236 killed in Myanmar flooding from Typhoon Yagi | Floods News

At least 236 killed in Myanmar flooding from Typhoon Yagi | Floods News

Multiple states and regions affected in a country already plunged into crisis by the February 2021 coup. At least 236 people have been confirmed dead after Typhoon Yagi caused severe flooding in several regions of Myanmar. Some 77 people remain missing, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on…

Are we witnessing the ‘new normal’ for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Are we witnessing the ‘new normal’ for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Former US ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer says the US has a ‘weakness’ in dealing with Israel’s ‘extreme government’. By expanding illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and refusing to consider Palestinian self-determination, “we’re watching a situation that will recur” in the Middle East, argues former US ambassador to…

Unspoken bonds: Gaza’s forcibly displaced and the homes they yearn for | Israel-Palestine conflict

Unspoken bonds: Gaza’s forcibly displaced and the homes they yearn for | Israel-Palestine conflict

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – An insight I gained over the past two decades is that trauma is not only experienced, it is encoded in our genes, passed down through generations, shaping our collective memory, identity and attitude. About 17 years ago, I received my first laptop as a family gift….

Kicked out at 18 to live on the streets – a teenage migrant in Spain | Migration

Kicked out at 18 to live on the streets – a teenage migrant in Spain | Migration

Barcelona, Spain – The morning he turned 18, the Spanish children’s centre that Ilyas* had been sheltering in for two years since he arrived across the border from Morocco unceremoniously kicked him out. He wasn’t even permitted to stay for breakfast. Now that he was an adult, the authorities said;…

Why is Namibia culling elephants and hippos for meat? | Wildlife News

Why is Namibia culling elephants and hippos for meat? | Wildlife News

More than 700 wild animals, including hippos and elephants, are being culled in Namibia’s game parks to provide meat for the country’s hungry, the government has said, as the arid Southern African region battles its worst drought in 100 years. A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the…

WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces attack its team | Israel-Palestine conflict News

WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces attack its team | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN food agency says it’s the first time in the 10-month-long war that one of its vehicles has been directly shot at near a checkpoint. The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a pause in the movement of its employees in the Gaza Strip “until further notice” after one of…

Palestinian medics taken from Gaza, tortured while detained: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinian medics taken from Gaza, tortured while detained: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinian healthcare workers were rounded up from medical facilities in Gaza, sent to detention centres in Israel, and then severely mistreated and some tortured, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). An HRW report released on Monday detailed the alleged torture, threats of rape and sexual abuse by Israeli forces, denial…

‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News

‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News

Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held rallies in camps to mark the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown in Myanmar that forced them to flee. Refugees from children to the…

Sudan army chief criticises Geneva talks, vows to continue fighting RSF | Humanitarian Crises News

Sudan army chief criticises Geneva talks, vows to continue fighting RSF | Humanitarian Crises News

Sudan’s de facto ruler, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said his government would not join peace talks in Switzerland, saying the military would “fight for 100 years” if necessary to defeat the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Burhan, who leads the governing Transitional Sovereignty Council, told reporters in Port Sudan…