Country: Somalia Source: CARE Of these, 189,000 are girls who face the risk of early marriages and Female Genital Mutilation. The 231,000 boys risk being recruited into dangerous and illegal activities.

• Military rescues Sri Lanka’s PM in pre-dawn operation as violent clashes leave 8 dead

With the war in Ukraine dragging on, the EU is looking to accelerate its green transition in an attempt to drastically reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels. The European Commission will soon be proposing a new legislative package designed to increase the use of renewables and energy savings, although […]

The world’s largest ever gathering on forests has adopted a declaration identifying priority areas with potential to lead to a green, healthy and resilient future. The Seoul Forest Declaration concluded five days of discussions at the XV World Forestry Congress, with a key focus on how forests can help combat […]

Country: Mozambique Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Conflict and displacement, compounded by extreme weather events, has led to increased protection needs for thousands of affected refugees, internally displaced people and members of host communities.

Photo: Pixabay/JimmyDominico Whale sharks, as their name indicates, are massive animals, reaching up to 20 meters in length. Yet their large size places these gentle filter-feeding giants in grave danger as the sharks frequently collide with ships, suffering grievous and often lethal injuries. This previously overlooked fact could well be […]

  Joint FAO-WFP News Release Some 19.7 million people, almost half of Afghanistan’s population, are facing acute hunger according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis conducted in January and February 2022 by Food Security and Agriculture Cluster partners, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS Reported incidents of data breaches reached record levels over the last two years.1 Given this undeniable reality, a data security incident response plan is no longer a luxury; it is a vital tool in every company’s larger crisis management plan. […]