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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice

Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice Risks to women and girls across this vast region are severe and...

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Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo

Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it had received first-hand...

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Just 1.5 per cent of Gaza’s agricultural land remains accessible and undamaged

Just 1.5 per cent of Gaza’s agricultural land remains accessible and undamaged A new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and...

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Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida

Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida 6 August 2025 Humanitarian Aid Hostilities have continued in Sweida,...

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World News in Brief: Funding schools in Afghanistan, Seaweed farming in Latin America, drought in Somalia

World News in Brief: Funding schools in Afghanistan, Seaweed farming in Latin America, drought in Somalia The agency plans to procure over 1,200...

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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief

Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief At a major UN conference underway this week in Awaza,...

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Hiroshima, 80 years on: ‘Real change’ needed to end existential nuclear threat

Hiroshima, 80 years on: ‘Real change’ needed to end existential nuclear threat While the city has been rebuilt, nuclear conflict remains a global...

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Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs

Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs The development – which also applies to the occupied West Bank – is a result...

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‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity

‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity And increasingly, climate change is compounding the problem – damaging roads, disrupting...

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The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief

The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief “The world wants and indeed needs a plastic conventional treaty because the...