Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from IRC

New York adopts revised State Assembly districts

New York enacted new State Assembly district boundaries on April 24, 2023, when Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation establishing them for use starting with the 2024 elections. The State Assembly passed the bill earlier that day by a vote of 132-13, and it passed the state Senate by a…

Ballotpedia

Mexico's Haitian asylum seekers lack access to basic resources, says IRC

More than nine in 10 Haitians seeking asylum in Mexico lack the resources to cover basic necessities such as food, shelter and medical care, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid group said on Thursday.

Reuters

Engagement with paramilitaries is necessary to disband groups, MPs are told

Direct engagement with paramilitary groups is necessary to achieve disbandment of the organisations, MPs have been told.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Cuts to police may damage efforts to tackle paramilitarism, MPs told

Members of the Independent Reporting Commission issued the warning as they addressed the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

The Independent UK

Will Sudan’s violence cause a wave of refugees?

Humanitarian organisations say they’re ready to respond to looming refugee crisis – but conflict has halted operations.

Al Jazeera

Australian Nursing Federation's WA branch agrees to pay potential $350,000 fine over strike at parliament house

The union agrees to accept a potential $350,000 fine after "flagrantly" flouting orders not to strike at parliament house, but the final figure still needs to be approved by the Industrial Relations Commission.

ABC News

Australian Nursing Federation's WA branch compared to Hitler, Karl Marx at Industrial Relations Commission hearing

The Industrial Relations Commission's registrar alleges the ANF's WA branch breached its orders 3,590 times, which the union says could see it fined more than $27 million.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

More than 34 million could face hunger by June in West Africa, IRC says

More than 34 million people across West Africa’s Sahel region could face hunger by June as conflict, climate change and economic turmoil following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deepened a humanitarian crisis, the International Rescue Committee said.

Tribune News Service

Behind the fanfare of James Cleverly’s visit to Sierra Leone, the need to restore aid is starkly apparent

The foreign secretary received a warm welcome in the country of his mother’s birth but critics say the slashing of aid budgets undermines the message of support for women and girls

The Guardian - UK

Syrian women find strength in the aftermath of the earthquake

As the world marks International Women’s Day on Wednesday, women in Syria are facing trauma and displacement.

Al Jazeera

Fleeing drought, Somalis face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya

When her three-month-old baby fell sick from malnutrition, Dool Abdirahman Ismael left her village in Somalia and walked for three days through swirling dust and scorching heat to the Dadaab Refugee Camp just across the border in Kenya.

Reuters

Ukrainian women more vulnerable to sexual violence after Russian invasion, says IRC

Women under intense stress as they bear caring burden and come under increased risk of being attacked in home or shelters, says aid group

The Guardian - UK

‘Doctors sit in hotels doing nothing’: Almost 70% of businesses support asylum seekers entering work sooner

Asylum seekers currently have to wait 12 months before applying for jobs

Evening Standard

Woman who fled dangerous Iran with husband watched 16 people drown in dinghy disaster

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Leila Eftetahi and husband Ali fled Iran's sacred city of Masshad in 2015 after her father locked her away, banned them from seeing each other, and tarred him with criminal charges

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Humanitarian crises could worsen in Haiti, Venezuela, says aid group

The humanitarian crises in Haiti and Venezuela that have subjected millions to hunger, violence and disease could worsen this year without more aid, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

NGOs resume some Afghan operations with women workers

Three foreign aid groups restore work in health sector after Taliban bans women from working with NGOs in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Aid groups resume some Afghan operations with female healthworkers

Several aid organisations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could work in areas such as health, in spite of restrictions last month barring female NGO workers.

Evening Standard

Afghan mother-of-two says living in London hotel ‘like a prison’ amid affordable housing shortage

More than 2,000 homes are needed to help families move out of hotels

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan Rulers Urged to Reverse Ban on Women Aid Workers

A strong majority of the UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Friday to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women including the latest ban on women working for aid organizations which is exacerbating the already critical humanitarian crisis in the country. The joint statement from 11 of…

Reuters

U.S. calls for U.N. to urge Taliban to reverse bans on women

The United States on Friday pushed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan to reverse bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school, diplomats said.

The Independent UK

Taliban ban on women workers hits vital aid for Afghans

Aid workers say the Taliban's ban on women working for non-governmental organizations is already starting to hurt the massive humanitarian campaign that is keeping Afghanistan alive

Newcastle Herald

Why this year's Sydney to Hobart was so memorable for race veteran Joe de Kock

He competed as a two-handed crew on his own boat.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Economic downturns hurt Americans. They can kill Somalis

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kicked off the holiday season with another interest-rate increase. He also lit the fuse for a sell-off in the stock market by telling the world, “We have more work to do,” signaling additional rate hikes in 2023. A year-end “Santa Claus Rally” could still materialize,…

Al Jazeera

‘Sense of helplessness’ for Afghan women on Taliban NGO work ban

Alia, an Afghan mental health professional, said the Taliban’s ban on women working with NGOs hurts the vulnerable.

Tribune News Service

Aid groups stop operations in Afghanistan as Taliban ban women NGO staff

Several aid groups are suspending operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban imposed a new ban on women working in non-governmental organizations, potentially disrupting humanitarian assistance to millions during the harsh winter months.

1 … 3 4 5 6

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.