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| Sep 11, 2026 | A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DÁNICA COTO
LAS MINAS, Cuba (AP) — Liexer De La Cruz took a deep breath as he entered a federal courtroom in Miami, where life as he knew it would end.
It was Jan. 9, and he thought he was atten... |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Philippines Quake Rattles Crowd at Mindanao Subsidy Site, Two Months Into Recovery | By Katie Osborne
Published: Aug 05 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
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| Jul 15, 2026 | Mindanao M6.2 Hits as 96,000 Remain Displaced From June’s Deadliest Quake in Decades | By Luke McKenzie
Published: Jul 15 2026, 2:40 PM EDT
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| Apr 3, 2026 | GREECE: Humanitarian arrested in Norway at Greece’s request ― Greek authorities accused of using ‘Afghan paramilitaries’ to attack people seeking asylum ― NGO data highlights situation of people on the move in Greece in 2025 ― Migration ministry begins… | The founder of an NGO that monitors and shares data relating to the movement of people in the Aegean Sea has been arrested by the Norwegian police at the request of authorities in Greece. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)... |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Three Cocoa-Free Startups Win Bühler’s New Chocolate Challenge | 4 Mins Read Swiss manufacturing giant Bühler Group has named three winners of its New Chocolate Challenge, which aims to industrialise climate-resilient cocoa-free ingredients.
Foreverland, Green Spot Technologies and Kawa Project have all ... |
| Nov 11, 2025 | French Fermentation Firm Bags $6M to Scale Up Upcycled Cocoa Alternatives | 4 Mins Read French startup Green Spot Technologies has raised €5M ($5.8M) to expand production of its waste-derived fermented ingredients, including cocoa alternatives under new brand Milatea.
As the hunt for cocoa alternatives reaches a fe... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Mounting alarm as Israeli authorities reject NGO applications to transport life-saving aid into Gaza | 41 organizations operating on the ground in Gaza call on the Government of Israel to uphold its commitments under the ceasefire agreement and international law and let humanitarian aid flow freely. Since the ceasefire began, Israeli authori... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Mounting alarm as Israeli authorities reject NGO applications to transport life-saving aid into Gaza | 41 organizations operating on the ground in Gaza call on the Government of Israel to uphold its commitments under the ceasefire agreement and international law and let humanitarian aid flow freely. Since the ceasefire began, Israeli authori... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Koa Tackles Chocolate Industry Waste with ‘World’s First’ Cacao Fruit Shots | 4 Mins Read German startup Koa has launched three vitamin shots made from cacao fruit juice, valorising a key chocolate industry sidestream and providing additional income for farmers.
Koa, a Cologne-based startup upcycling waste from choco... |
| Aug 22, 2025 | As Climate Change Bites, Nestlé Invents New Technique to Boost Cocoa Yields | 4 Mins Read With global cocoa stocks at record lows this year, the world’s largest food company, Nestlé, has developed a novel method to utilise 30% more of the cacao plant.
As the planet melts, so does the chocolate industry.
Human-caused ... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Europe’s Crossroads: The Quest for Peace in Ukraine | The world watches as Europe stands at a critical juncture. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has transformed the continent's political landscape. Leaders gather, strategizing to forge a path toward peace. The stakes are high, and the implicat... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | The Cost of Climate Change: 6 Foods You Love Are About to Get More Expensive | 7 Mins Read Climate change is already disrupting food supplies across the world, causing shortages and raising prices for consumers – here are six staples under threat.
For those who find it sexy, your morning mocha could be in trouble. Or ... |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norman: A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
By Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norman | By Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norman
A year of conflict has ushered in a new era of mass displacement in the Middle East.
Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent sustained Israeli bombardment of Gaza, Israel h... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Understanding Gaza: Lessons for the "day after" and beyond | On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and other Gaza-based Palestinian armed groups launched a surprise attack on Israel’s southern border communities, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. In response, Israel retaliated by imposing a total closur... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Understanding Gaza: A reflection on decades of failed policies and their lessons for the “day after” and beyond | On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and other Gaza-based Palestinian armed groups launched a surprise attack on Israel’s southern border communities, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. In response, Israel retaliated by imposing a total closur... |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Can ‘Climate Mainstreaming’ Tackle Our Environmental Goals? | 5 Mins Read
By Steven Lam, visiting researcher, University of Guelph; and Gloria Novović, LSE Fellow, University of Guelph
Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy urges Canadians to consider climate change impacts in their everyday deci... |
| Aug 22, 2024 | A citizen group issues a request to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, asking the Japan Urban Development Projects Corporation (JOIN) to improve its systems regarding information disclosure and consideration of human rights. | A citizen group issues a request to the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, asking the Japan Urban Development Projects Corporation (JOIN) to improve its systems regarding information disclosure and consideration of hum... |
| Aug 22, 2024 | A citizen group issues a request to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, asking the Japan Urban Development Projects Corporation (JOIN) to improve its systems regarding information disclosure and consideration of human rights. | |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Borno Governor disburses N209.8 Million to 170 Primary health care centres in 27 Local Government Areas | Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has announced the disbursement of approximately N209.8 million to 170 primary healthcare centres across the twenty-seven local government areas of the state.
The distribution was disclosed in a stat... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Mary’s Meals Significantly Expands School Feeding Program in Tigray, Ethiopia | In a region at risk for starvation, global charity Mary’s Meals responds with its unique school-feeding model to reach 110,000 children. BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mary’s Meals announces a s... |
| Jul 26, 2024 | China’s humanitarian role: Insights from the Syrian refugee crisis | In April 2023, China’s International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) published the first issue of a series devoted to the country’s international development cooperation practices, focused on emergency humanitarian assistance. The re... |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Climate Change is Shutting Down Hospitals – Adaptation is Critical Now | 5 Mins Read Thousands of hospitals are at risk of shutting down due to an extreme weather event. Experts say it’s time to adapt.
By Kaitlin Sullivan
In August 2023, time was running out for healthcare workers along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Hos... |
| Jun 24, 2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, June 24 | Editor’s note: The “What we’re watching” blog posts are currently on a summer schedule. A new post will be published on a biweekly basis. The next blog will be published on July 8.
We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anyw... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Charges of Genocide in Northern Ethiopia | The conflict in Tigray, and broader regional post-conflict instability, is an often forgotten and neglected humanitarian crisis. New reports from the New Lines Institute and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee should inspire the internation... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Volunteers act first, saving lives and livelihoods | Wherever there is suffering, volunteers act to save lives and restore human dignity. In times of crisis, volunteers don’t hesitate to risk their own lives for others.
The number of people affected by humanitarian crises is unprecedented. In... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | One in every ten children in South Sudan die before their fifth birthday. This program is working to change that. | South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, has been embroiled in intermittent conflict since its inception.
Despite the signing of a peace agreement in 2018, localized conflicts continue to plague the nation, jeopardizing stability and exace... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | One in every ten children in South Sudan die before their fifth birthday. This program is working to change that. | South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, has been embroiled in intermittent conflict since its inception.
Despite the signing of a peace agreement in 2018, localized conflicts continue to plague the nation, jeopardizing stability and exace... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Day of the African Child Should be Every Day | Growing up the son of farmers in Ghana, I understand the pain of going to bed hungry. Every year, for the months between planting and harvesting, we endured the "hunger season," when no meal was certain. Life was difficult, but we... |
| May 31, 2024 | Cyclone Mocha one year on | Bhone Myint Aung joined the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Myanmar’s Rakhine Field Office as a national UN Volunteer Project Associate in June 2020. When Cyclone Mocha made landfall in Rakhine in May 2023, Bhone remained at his... |
| May 31, 2024 | New crossing points and ‘floating dock’ are cosmetic changes, as humanitarian access disintegrates in Gaza, warn aid agencies | As Israeli attacks intensify on Rafah, the unpredictable trickle of aid into Gaza has created a mirage of improved access while the humanitarian response is in reality on the verge of collapse, warn 20 aid agencies. The latest Israeli attac... |
| May 29, 2024 | The Art Of The Start: How Nonprofits Can Be More Impactful From The Outset | Dr. Charles Owubah leads Action Against Hunger USA’s executive team in providing leadership and strategic direction.
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From Simon Sinek to Robyn Davidson to Guy Kawasaki, countless leaders, explorers and thinkers have said that starting... |
| May 27, 2024 | Cyclonic storms have affected 45 million people in India since 2019 | |
| May 26, 2024 | Burundi’s fishers and farmers adapt to climate crisis | It was a late evening in April 2018 when Philbert Ntaciyica, exhausted from the non-stop heavy rain battering his roof, wondered if his farm would survive this latest storm.
When the 12-hour downpour finally eased in Nzove, a village perche... |
| May 24, 2024 | These African nations want to use disruptive tech to improve governance | A few years ago, AI and blockchain were largely unfamiliar concepts in Africa. As of 2020, there was a significant digital divide in Africa. For example, only 28% of Africans had internet access compared to a global average of 56%. The Worl... |
| May 24, 2024 | Haïti : un nouveau gouvernement fait face aux gangs | La violence des gangs, qui a resserré son emprise sur Haïti depuis l’assassinat du président Jovenel Moïse en juillet 2021, a pris un tournant radical à la fin du mois de février. Plutôt que de s’affronter pour leur territoire, comme ils le... |
| May 14, 2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, May 13 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| May 11, 2024 | Flooding Displaces More than 200,000 in Kenya, Fueling Hunger | May 10, 2024
Kenya
Population: 45.5 million
People in Need: 3.5 million
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People Helped Last Year: 923,516
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Deadly flooding in Kenya has ... |
| May 10, 2024 | Flooding Displaces More than 200,000 in Kenya, Fueling Hunger | May 10, 2024
Kenya
Population: 45.5 million
People in Need: 3.5 million
Our Impact
People Helped Last Year: 923,516
Our Team: 39 employees
Program Start: 2002 Action Against Hunger is Responding to Urgent Needs
Deadly flooding in Kenya has ... |
| May 5, 2024 | На юге Африки с февраля сильнейшая жара и засуха: погибли посевы, а миллионам людей нечего есть | По данным исследователей из Центра климатических опасностей (CHC) Калифорнийского университета в Санта-Барбаре, с конца января нынешнего года до середины марта в некоторых частях Южной Африки выпала половина нормы осадков или даже менее. Дл... |
| Apr 30, 2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, April 29 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| Apr 29, 2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, April 29 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| Apr 23, 2024 | UN Accused of Misusing Research to Underestimate Meat Industry Emissions in COP28 Study | 6 Mins Read During COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a study analysing livestock emissions – now, experts whose data was cited by the report are accusing the body of distorting their work to understate the clima... |
| Apr 20, 2024 | The five strongest earthquakes ever recorded in South Africa | Mining activities in South Africa are often the underlying cause of the country’s tremors. Image: Pixabay
On Friday night an earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred 28 km east of Viljoenskroon, Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the Free Sta... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Conflict and Hunger in Sudan: an NGO call to action | April 15, 2024 — The conflict in Sudan has already created the world’s largest displacement crisis. Now fighting, displacement and lack of humanitarian access to the most vulnerable population places millions at risk of sliding into emergen... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | U.S. politicians stock up on war stocks as Middle East tensions ramp up | U.S. politicians are no strangers to buying situation-appropriate stocks as is well – and darkly – exemplified by their investments in war stocks near the time of the October 7 attacks.
Unfortunately, April 2024 has brought an uptick in sim... |
| Apr 9, 2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, April 8 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| Apr 8, 2024 | After Nine Years of War, Yemen Becomes Another Forgotten Crisis | Disclaimer: The views expressed in the article belong to the author and do not necessarily represent the position of FairPlanet.
As Yemen marks the grim anniversary of nine years of war, every region in the country is dealing with crisis le... |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Gaza: Six Months into the Conflict, More Than 1 Million People Are on Brink of Famine | April 5, 2024
Occupied Palestinian Territories (Gaza & the West Bank)
Population: 5.2 million
People in Need: 2.1 million
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People Helped Last Year: 820,049
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| Apr 5, 2024 | Gaza: Six Months into the Conflict, More Than 1 Million People Are on Brink of Famine | April 5, 2024
Occupied Palestinian Territories (Gaza & the West Bank)
Population: 5.2 million
People in Need: 2.1 million
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People Helped Last Year: 820,049
Our Team: 89 employees
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| Mar 16, 2024 | After 13 Years of War in Syria, More than Half the Population Faces Hunger | March 15, 2024
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Population: 21.7 million
People in Need: 14 million
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People Helped Last Year: 1,297,132
Our Team: 62 employees
Program Start: 2008
After 13 years of war, Syria is suffering from the highest humanitarian needs ... |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Israeli tank 'likely' opened fire on reporters with a heavy machine gun, says report | Military & Defense Israeli tank 'likely' opened fire on reporters with a heavy machine gun, says report
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| Mar 15, 2024 | Russia hit a Ukrainian port city using one of its more brutal tactics, a double-tap missile strike that kills emergency workers too | Military & Defense Russia hit a Ukrainian port city using one of its more brutal tactics, a double-tap missile strike that kills emergency workers too
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| Mar 13, 2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Laila El-Haddad: My family in Gaza faces starvation. How do I find solace this Ramadan? | By Laila El-Haddad
Ordinarily, the days leading up to Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims give up food and drink from dawn to dusk, are exuberant. My younger children and I would prepare “iftar jars” and food baskets with Ramadan staples, ... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, March 11 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Statement on Civil Unrest in Haïti | Across Haiti, a staggering 300,000 people were internally displaced by ongoing unrest at the end of last year, and now heightened violence has uprooted 15,000 in Port Au Prince the past week alone. Many are being displaced for the second ti... |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Statement on Civil Unrest in Haïti | Across Haiti, a staggering 300,000 people were internally displaced by ongoing unrest at the end of last year, and now heightened violence has uprooted 15,000 in Port Au Prince the past week alone. Many are being displaced for the second ti... |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Joint NGO Statement: As U.N. General Assembly Meets to Discuss Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Member States Must Restore Funding to UNRWA | In light of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the Israeli advance on Rafah, the last refuge for more than 1.5 million Palestinian civilians, the undersigned aid organizations are deeply concerned about the current and potenti... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Joint NGO Statement: As U.N. General Assembly Meets to Discuss Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Member States Must Restore Funding to UNRWA | In light of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the Israeli advance on Rafah, the last refuge for more than 1.5 million Palestinian civilians, the undersigned aid organizations are deeply concerned about the current and potenti... |
| Feb 28, 2024 | The Danger of Regional War in the Middle East | The war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has dramatically raised the temperature in the Middle East. Popular anger is rising. Egypt and Jordan fear the expulsion of Palestinians into their territories. Non-state actors in the Iran-led “axis... |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Study: Carbon Emissions from Destroyed Mangrove Forests to Skyrocket 50,000% in the Next Decades | John Lopez, Tech Times 22 February 2024, 07:02 am
A new study presents a stark warning about the future of mangrove forests and their contribution to climate change.
According to a study published in Environmental Research Letters, carbon e... |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Afghanistan: Lack of snow raises fears of further drought as children and communities suffer impacts of climate crisis | A warmer-than-average winter and lack of snow are ominous signs of worsening climatic and drought conditions in Afghanistan which is already suffering its worst drought in 30 years, five international NGOs warned today.
The country has had ... |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Afghanistan: Lack of snow raises fears of further drought as children and communities suffer impacts of climate crisis | A warmer-than-average winter and lack of snow are ominous signs of worsening climatic and drought conditions in Afghanistan which is already suffering its worst drought in 30 years, five international NGOs warned today.
The country has had ... |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Joint Statement on Conflict-Induced Hunger in Gaza | We, the signatories of this statement, call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a massive increase in humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Gaza, and as the only way to comply with the United Nations Security Council Resolutio... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | One Year Since the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria | February 6, 2024 Action Against Hunger has provided humanitarian assistance to more than 400,000 people in both countries in the past year.
The earthquakes on February 6, 2023, had devastating consequences in Turkey and Syria, killing nearl... |
| Feb 5, 2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, February 5 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Medical Aid To Ukraine Dwindling With News Fatigue: US Healthcare And Medical Providers – We Must Do More | When I was in Ukraine, just after the war with Russia broke, to meet the leadership and staff of hospitals who were dealing with the extra burden of refugees and war, I thought I was “prepared”. I knew I was about to experience hardship uni... |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Biodiversity under siege: the environmental cost of russian war in Ukraine | Authors: Nadiya Kasyanchuk, Anastasiia Kostenko, Ukrainian YEAs
The russian[1] war against Ukraine, beginning in 2014 and escalating into a full-scale invasion in 2022, has not only led to widespread death, destruction, and displacement, bu... |
| Feb 2, 2024 | From Gaza to Sudan, conflict is driving a rise in hunger worldwide | Over the long term, humanity has made great progress in eradicating hunger. Famines on the scale of the 20th century’s catastrophes — the Nazi starvation policies, social transformations in China and Soviet Russia that came at the cost of t... |
| Jan 21, 2024 | Gaza’s hunger crisis, cholera’s African surge, and peak Davos: The Cheat Sheet | Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe.
On our radar
‘Fundamental change’ needed to prevent starvation in Gaza
After more than 100 days of war and Israeli siege, every single person in ... |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Beyond chatbots: Five challenges in Africa that Google aims to address with AI | Despite what many think, AI is not just about chatbots and virtual assistants. It is a powerful technology that can help address some of the most pressing challenges in the world, such as health, education, agriculture, and the environment.... |
| Jan 16, 2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, January 16 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Inside the One Acre Fund’s plans to safeguard Africa’s smallholder farmers facing climate disaster | Cyclone Freddy’s destruction in Malawi last year was a stark reminder that Africa’s smallholder farmers are a vulnerable lot.
The tropical cyclone’s impacts were devastating for farmers in a country that ranks among the poorest in the world... |
| Jan 7, 2024 | Protest Against Sri Lankan President by Tamil Families of Disappeared Attacked by Security Forces. Three Women Arrested | Grieving family members wanted to know the whereabouts of their disappeared loved ones, but the President refused to meet them and hear their grievances. VAVUNIA, SRI LANKA, January 7, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ --
A protest against Sri Lankan... |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Pandemic Preparedness for CDMOs: Will It Be Different Next Time? | When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) became indispensable partners to the biopharmaceutical companies that developed vaccines, rapidly producing billions of urgently needed vaccine dos... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Crossing the line: Fossil fuels could soon displace Earth from its “safe operating space” | This exclusive three-part Mongabay mini-series explores how the oil, natural gas and coal industry are destabilizing nine vital Earth systems, which create a “safe operating space” for humanity and other life on the planet. The first story ... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, November 27 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Rich countries should commit more climate finance at COP28 to support African livestock systems to adapt, say experts | African Union Commissioner Josefa Sacko joins dozens in an open letter that argues the adaptation of Africa’s livestock sector is a ‘matter of climate justice’. NAIROBI, KENYA, November 27, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- High-income countries a... |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Africa: In Times of War, Digital Activism Has Power. Here's How to Engage Responsibly | As armed conflict continues to play out in the Israel-Gaza war, a separate battle is raging to control the narrative being presented to the world.
Eyewitness accounts, verified facts and culturally sensitive reporting are competing with mis... |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Israel-Hamas War Takes A Huge Toll On Children’s Mental Health | First responders bring two injured Palestinian children to the Al-Aqsa hospital in Beit al-Balga, ... [+] Central Gaza, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. More than 4,000 of Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the Israeli military responded... |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 「アフガニスタン西部地震被災者支援」プログラム決定（寄付受付中） | 崩れた家屋から持ち出された生活用品。多くの生活物資はがれきの下にうもれてしまった ©2023ADRA
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| Oct 8, 2023 | Powerful Earthquake Strikes Western Afghanistan | UNICEF and partners are providing emergency supplies and services to children and families after a devastating earthquake rocked Herat, Badghis and Farah provinces. |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Exporting Trends 2023: Canada’s Agribusiness Industry | As the world population grows, so does the demand for food. With Canada being a major exporter of agri-food, it is important to look at Canada’s growing Agribusiness industry in relation to current exporting trends.
Did you know that Canada... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Rampant Heatwaves Are A Growing Threat To Caribbean Food Security | Record-breaking heat that has been beating down on the Caribbean for the past few months poses a grave threat to regional food security. Unprecedented temperatures are impacting soil and water, worker productivity and income, food prices an... |
| Sep 15, 2023 | UNICEF Emergency Supplies A Lifeline For Children After Flooding In Libya | UNICEF is rushing more humanitarian supplies to aid children and families struggling to survive in northeastern Libya. |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Earthquake Hits Morocco | The search for survivors continues in Morocco after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake. The United Nations is in close contact with authorities to support assessment and response. |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Al-Qaeda-linked group claims Mali attack on UN troops | Fighters for The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), poses around heavy artillery in Kidal on August 26, 2022. – One of Malis main armed groups, The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), held a congress ... |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Concern mounts in East Africa over halted Black Sea grain deal | Kampala, Uganda – Russia’s decision on Monday to pull out of an agreement which allowed the export of Ukrainian agricultural goods via a safe channel through the Black Sea amid the continuing war is already reverberating far from the front ... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Myanmar’s ‘alternative’ exams a major test amid bombs, blackouts | On a morning in March, during a pause in fighting between the military and pro-democracy forces, 60 students gathered secretly in a village in western Myanmar to take their university entrance examinations.
Without internet access, they hud... |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Indonesian agritech firm eFishery confirms raising $200m series D (update) | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Shadine Taufik · 7 Jul 2023 · 2 min readIndonesian agritech firm eFishery confirms raising $200m series D (update)
Indonesian aquatech firm eFishery has raised a total of US$200 million in series D funding, pushing i... |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Nurturing Africa’s AI ecosystem for global impact
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Image source: Telecom Review Africa
Across the globe, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force that extends beyond the boundaries of the tech ecosystem, attracting attention and generating buzz.
In Africa, entrepre... |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Rwanda is no refuge for UK asylum seekers | As we mark another World Refugee Day, the government of the United Kingdom appears determined to overcome all remaining legal hurdles in order to start sending people seeking asylum there to my home country, Rwanda.
Home Secretary Suella Br... |
| Jun 19, 2023 | The Persistence of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Ending the Zero-Sum Approach | 19 June is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Sexual violence is one of the deadliest types of violence in conflict, and one of the most silenced and least condemned.
Over twenty years ago, UN Security... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Earthquake hits western Haiti, killing at least three | A 4.9-magnitude earthquake has struck western Haiti, killing at least three people and injuring more than two dozen others, officials said.
The quake occurred on Tuesday morning in the Grand’Anse department, nearly 300km (186 miles) west of... |
| May 29, 2023 | Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine focuses on supporting Ukraine to achieve its 2023 priority needs | On 25 May, the Steering Committee of the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine met for the third time this year, in a virtual format. The Committee discussed the work of the Platform members to ensure that Ukraine’s urgent pr... |
| May 25, 2023 | Africa, don’t swallow the poison pill of austerity any more | In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people around the world have fallen into poverty. That includes an estimated 55 million people pushed into poverty in Africa.
Yet, amid the threat of recession and continuing inflation,... |
| May 24, 2023 | Why is the African Union absent in Sudan? | On April 24, just nine days after the beginning of Sudan’s deadly conflict, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire on the back of two days of “intense” n... |
| May 23, 2023 | How inflation made West Africa’s prized jollof rice a pricey meal | For Nashirata* (last name withheld), breadwinner for her husband and three children, jollof rice, the beloved West African staple dish, is often a lifesaver.
Jobs are hard to come by in Accra, Ghana where she lives, so her high school teach... |
| May 20, 2023 | Time for Somaliland and the Dhulbahante to Talk | The Somaliland army and militias associated with the Dhulbahante people have been fighting for control of Las Anod, capital of Somaliland’s Sool region, since February. The conflict began after the Dhulbahante said they wish to join Somalia... |
| May 16, 2023 | US ‘appalled’ by Mali killings in UN report, blames Russia | Image from Flickr by US Africa Command
The United States voiced horror Monday after a UN report said Mali’s military junta executed at least 500 people in a 2022 operation, with Washington pointing blame at Russian mercenaries.
The Malian j... |
