Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Devastating extreme weather events and natural disasters are shattering many refugee and other displaced communities worldwide, worsening their plight and in some cases forcing them […]

Country: South Sudan Sources: IMPACT Initiatives, REACH Initiative A major flood is predicted later this year, as humanitarian actors plan for a scenario in which more than three million people are affected and 2.4 million are in need of humanitarian assistance.

Seayeen Aum promotes ecotourism in the remote province of Ratanakiri, in Cambodia’s northeast. Credit: Kris Janssens/ IPS By Kris JanssensPHNOM PENH, Jun 28 2024 (IPS) Modernity is arriving rapidly in Cambodia, observes journalist Kris Janssens (48), who has lived and worked in the country since 2016. The predominantly young population […]

Organisations fighting inequality and hunger, such as the Oxfam coalition, support calls for the world’s rich to be taxed more fairly. A new study, sponsored by Brazil, will be the basis for debating the issue among the world’s most powerful economies. Credit: Oxfam By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Jun 27 2024 (IPS) […]

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights These killings have occurred against the backdrop of systematic attacks on hospitals and other medical facilities in violation of the laws of war.