‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan
“Cooperatives are a system that enables the South Sudanese to improve their livelihoods, but at the same time also contributes…
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Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future
However, this creates challenges by limiting land access for the next generation and diminishing their voice in agricultural policymaking. Without…
Adhering to bans on mines only in peace time will not work: UN rights chief
Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine have taken or are considering steps to withdraw from the Convention on the…
Children’s lives ‘turned upside down’ by wars across Middle East, North Africa, warns UNICEF
Alarmingly, 110 million children in the region live in countries affected by war, with homes, schools and health facilities damaged…
Despite the fall of Assad, the illicit drug trade in Syria is far from over
Despite the current government’s hostility to the trade, the country remains a hub for the production and distribution of the…
Yemen: Nearly half the population facing acute food insecurity in some southern areas
Yemen remains trapped in a prolonged political, humanitarian and development crisis, after enduring years of conflict between government forces and…
World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Haiti, Sudan war sees exodus to Chad, food trade optimism
Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316…
Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened
The Integrated Food Security Classification scale shows a deterioration in conditions revealing emergency levels of hunger. The warning comes amidst…
Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice
Away from the cameras and fanfare of the Third UN Ocean Conference under way in the coastal French city, they…
‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem
These are the results of the ammunition from last nights’ attacks, or at least from the munitions which exploded. At…