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Scottish Government announces £250k in humanitarian aid for Sudan

The Scottish Government has announced a further £250,000 in humanitarian aid for Sudan.

The National (Scotland)

'Lifesaving' £250K Scottish aid package announced for Democratic Republic of Congo

THE Scottish Government is set to send £250,000 in aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amidst an ongoing humanitarian crisis, activating…

The National (Scotland)

DEC Middle East fundraiser raises more than £2m in Scotland after two weeks

THE amount raised for the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Middle East Humanitarian Appeal is now more than £2 million in Scotland since the…

The National (Scotland)

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‘The world’s simply not noticing’: 2024 likely to be deadliest year for aid workers

Nearly 200 humanitarians have been killed so far this year, the majority local hires, as growing disregard for international law ramps up the risks to those in conflict hotspots

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ll never see him again’: Attacks killing aid workers in eastern DRC

Since the start of 2024, more than 170 security incidents have directly targeted humanitarian workers, the UN says.

Al Jazeera

Plastic waste ‘spiralling out of control’ across Africa, analysis shows

Predicted 116m tonnes of waste annually by 2060 is six times higher than in 2019, driven by demand in sub-Saharan Africa

The Guardian - UK

Plastic waste puts millions of world’s poorest at higher risk from floods

More than 200 million face more intense and frequent floods due to plastic pollution blocking drainage systems, report finds

The Guardian - UK

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Developing country voices will be excluded at UN plastic talks, say NGOs

Limits on numbers at Paris summit mean some of those ‘most needing to be heard’ will not be in attendance

The Guardian - UK

Syrian family living in Northern Ireland lose over 20 relatives in Turkey earthquake disaster

"My mum has basically lost her entire family including all of her five sisters and four brothers"

Belfast Live

Help world’s poor as well as Ukraine, say faith charities as pope visits South Sudan

An open letter, backed by opinion poll, urges the UK to restore aid budget on eve of a three-day ‘pilgrimage for peace’ in the east African country

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow set for Christmas ‘family adventure’ this weekend with live music and crafts

A charity tackling global poverty is hosting a Christmas Family Adventure this weekend in the west end, offering up live music and crafts alongside tasty treats.

Glasgow Live

A journey through war-torn Ukraine

Auckland doctor Himali McInnes shares her experience accompanying her aid worker husband on a recent trip to Western Ukraine, where money donated by Kiwis is helping house people.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Earth's Corr: We need urgent action on the litter mucking up NI's image

There’s the huge amounts of litter hidden in the underbrush at train halts, under roadside bridges and along our sprawling network of roads that never seems to get cleaned up

Belfast Live

Antrim father, son and grandkids cycle 377 miles from Kerry to fundraise for climate action

"The journey was tiring and challenging but hugely rewarding. Just like our collective progress towards sustainability!"

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Tennis star Ons Jabeur returns home to Tunisia to cheering crowd

In tonight's edition: The cost of climate adaptation for some African nations could be more than five times the amount they currently spend on healthcare. A report by the development agency Tearfund looked at 11 countries on the continent as poorer nations struggle to respond to the climate emergency. Meanwhile,…

The Guardian - UK

Climate adaptation bill for African countries to dwarf health spending

Eleven nations least responsible for global heating must spend up to 22% of GDP on dealing with effects of it

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