Aid to Gaza and beyond at risk of collapse due to funding cuts, says UNRWA UN body warns it could be forced to shut by end of month unless US, UK and others restore suspended aid money The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
Three girls die after FGM rituals in Sierra Leone Children’s parents and those who performed the procedure are in police custody, according to local reports The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
The Guardian view on Gaza’s devastation: the suffering won’t end when war does Editorial: The staggering death rate already seen does not fully capture the human pain and misery The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the importance of the UN's humanitarian body in Palestine, days after Australia stripped its funding. AAP · Feb 1, 2024
Australia signals desire to resume UNRWA funding to ensure ‘fewer children are starving’ in Gaza Foreign minister Penny Wong says UN relief agency is the only organisation that can provide substantive support to occupied Palestinian territories The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024
Creeping War Threatens Sudan's Eastern Border Sudan's nine-month-old war has so far largely spared the country's east. International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024
US Deplores Holdups On Aid Into Sudan The United States on Wednesday implored Sudan's authorities to let aid into the country, denouncing holdups as the war between rival generals leaves millions in need of help. International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024
More than 30,000 UK asylum seekers on bail under Rwanda deportation threat Home Office reveals 33,085 will not have claims examined while government tries to remove them The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024
Eight Million Displaced By Sudan War: UN The number of people uprooted by the war between rival generals in Sudan is around eight million, the United Nations said on Wednesday. International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024
Nearly eight million people displaced by war in Sudan: UN UN reports figures nine months into a new round of war that has left the country devastated. Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2024
Governor condemns Congresswoman's speech on prioritizing Somalia's interests A controversy emerges as Governor Ron DeSantis criticizes Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for prioritizing Somalia's interests, sparking a debate on allegiance an... Top News · Jan 31, 2024
Unless Israel changes course, it could be legally culpable for mass starvation Gaza is on the brink of famine. If the US and UK fail to use every possible lever to stop the catastrophe, they will be complicit The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2024
South Sudan flooding hampers efforts to contain hepatitis E outbreak MSF begins vaccine drive against incurable disease, which is spread via dirty water and kills thousands of pregnant women The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024
Explosive Allegations Against UNRWA Lead to Funding Suspensions Explore the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the allegations against UNRWA, the largest organization in the region. Learn about potential alternativ... Top News · Jan 30, 2024
International Business Times UK · Jan 30, 2024 'We Will Not Leave Gaza's Women And Girls Behind' - UNFPA Respond To Gaza's Severe Period Poverty UNFPA responded to the situation of menstruating females in Gaza and spoke to International Business Times UK about what they are doing to tackle the period of poverty.
The Hindu · Jan 30, 2024 Jarange-Patil refuses to be pacified, threatens another hunger fast from February 10 Speaking at Raigad, which was the capital of the Maratha warrior-king Chhatrapati Shivaji, Manoj Jarange-Patil further gunned for reservation to be given to Muslims and to the Dhangar community.
Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2024 ICC accuses Sudan and rebels of Darfur war crimes Karim Khan moving ahead with investigation into atrocities committed in latest flare-up in 20-year conflict.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 Sunak’s Rwanda plan faces more hurdles as Tory peers condemn policy Conservative opposition in the House of Lords could prolong wrangling over bill’s implementation
International Business Times · Jan 29, 2024 Anglican Leader Calls UK Rwanda Migrants Plan 'Damaging' The leader of the world's Anglicans on Monday warned that the UK government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda was leading the nation down a "damaging path", as he waded into the highly charged political issue.
The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2024 US government employees plan to fast for Gaza in protest against Biden policy Feds United for Peace, group of workers from more than two dozen agencies, to stage one-day hunger strike on Thursday
Al Jazeera · Jan 29, 2024 Dozens killed as violence flares in region disputed by Sudan, South Sudan It was the deadliest incident in a spate of attacks since 2021 in the oil-rich Abyei border region.
AAP · Jan 29, 2024 Teacher quality, shortages bite in regions and suburbs Class-topping teachers are more likely found working in affluent areas, new research suggests, underlining the difficulty in overcoming rural disadvantage.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024 Famine in Gaza is being made ‘inevitable’, says UN rapporteur Countries defunding UNRWA, the main aid distributer in Gaza, accused of collectively punishing more than 2.2 million Palestinians
Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2024 UNRWA fund cuts by the West ‘collective punishment’ against Palestinians The UN chief joins head of UNRWA calling on Western donor countries for ‘continuity’ in Gaza agency operations.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024 ‘Well-camouflaged dictatorship’: Rwandans fear for safety while dirty tricks campaign undermines critics Kagame’s government targeted journalists who uncovered killings, disappearances and torture linked to the regime