Sudanese mothers dying in childbirth as war cuts off access to hospital care, UN warns
Pregnant women in Sudan’s Central Darfur region are losing their babies, and in some cases their own lives, owing to…
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Global trade boom is a mirage fuelled by war, UN economists warn
The value of world trade hit a record $13.7 trillion in the first half of this year, but the surge…
Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs
Sarah Njeri, SOAS, University of London and Christina Greene, University of Arizona When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz…
Trafficking victims forced to run online scams deserve protection, not prosecution, says UN agency
Organised crime networks are trafficking hundreds of thousands of people into forced labour inside online scam compounds, according to the…
DR Congo: Ebola Bundibugyo treatment trials begin, WHO says
The World Health Organization has welcomed the start of clinical trials for potential treatments for Ebola Bundibugyo disease in the…
Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aid
Afghanistan’s acute hunger crisis now affects 14 million people, including babies fed on nothing but weak tea and scraps of…
Strengthening El Niño set to worsen food insecurity in Guatemala
Up to 3.2 million people in Guatemala face acute hunger between now and September 2026, UN-backed food security experts have…
A wildfire in Belgium’s High Fens area has burned about 3,000 hectares
A wildfire in Belgium’s High Fens area had burned about 3,000 hectares by Sunday morning, making it the largest on…
Global food prices rise as heatwaves and energy costs bite
The cost of staple foods rose last month as searing heatwaves and geopolitical uncertainty pushed up energy prices around the…
Taliban failing to punish abusive security forces, UN mission warns
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are failing to hold their own security forces to account over allegations of abuse, a UN mission…