An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7…
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Millions of Sudanese people remain displaced with a large number of children among those who fled from their homes to various transit centres following the…
Political negotiations to get aid into Gaza have yielded results but much more is needed, including humanitarian ceasefires to ensure safe delivery of food, fuel…
THE number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with…
THE Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided unanimously on Monday 1 November to reject the appeal of Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) against…
As the world marks World Water Day on Monday 22 March the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations warns that just 30 years…
When economies slow down and there is a surge in unemployment stemming from the COVID-19 lockdowns violence against women is likely to increase due to…
When she adopted a Hutu orphan many thought Tutsi Marguerite Barankitse was playing a dangerous game. In a country ravaged by ethnic violence that continues…