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Food Security
Conflict’s Long Shadow Has a Name: It’s Hunger
Hunger can be both a trigger and a consequence of conflict; limited resources can drive disputes for food and the means to produce it,...
Human rights
IOM report: One in Three Migrant Deaths Occurs in Transit while Fleeing Conflict
More than one in three deceased migrants whose origin could be identified come from countries in conflict or with large refugee populations, the study...
Bhutan
South Asian Network on Human Rights Calls on Bhutan to Free Political Prisoners
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, has called on the Government of Bhutan to release the political...
Human rights
Thailand’s ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ for Myanmar Faces Pushback
Human rights activists and humanitarian workers on the Thai-Myanmar border remain highly sceptical of the initiative, denouncing it as a “weaponization of aid”.
By William Webb
The...
Human rights
Security Council Hears Gaza Famine ‘Almost Inevitable’ Unless Aid is Massively Scaled Up
Some Council members proposed action plans to potentially end hostilities beginning with an immediate ceasefire and hostage releases while Algeria’s ambassador accused Israel of...
Global Governance
Aid Delivery to Gaza Falls by Half Since January: UNRWA
Obstacles to aid delivery include lack of political will, the regular closing of the two crossing points into the enclave, as well as insecurity...
Asia Pacific
Forced Migration Grows, Justice Withers, Say Activists at World Social Forum
Research found that 51 per cent of households migrated after being hit by cyclones, floods, salt water intrusion in their fields, erratic rainfall and...
Disaster Management
Disease Sweeping Through Gaza’s Refugee Camps
85 per cent of people in Gaza are now displaced and doctors are reporting hundreds of thousands of cases of Hepatitis A. Concerns are...
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Sixth Edition of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Begins In New Delhi
Prime Minister Modi drew attention to the impact of natural disasters on humans and mentioned earthquakes destroying houses making...
Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
The Iranian/Pakistani gas pipeline likely to top agenda for the visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan. The...
A Global Village for a Global Plastics Instrument
The apparent convenience that this throw-away society brings has wrought environmental catastrophe on our ecosystems. It floods our drains....
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Sixth Edition of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Begins In New Delhi
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Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
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