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Children displaced by conflict at Camp Buhimba in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Photo by UN Photo/Marie Frechon) Photo used under CC BY

Children suffer the most in wars, catastrophes

In wars, conflicts or natural disasters, children are often by far the people made most vulnerable, according to the 2018 WorldRiskReport. It points out the growth in a number of regions of the risks of a combination of wars and other devastating disasters.

Deutsche Welle

Tijuana protesters call for migrants to leave

Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city to protest the thousands of Central American migrants who have arrived via caravan in hopes of a new life in the U.S.

TIME

Mixed reception leaves Central Americans uncertain

Al Jazeera

Toilet shortage is putting millions of lives at risk

Poor countries are facing a dangerous shortage of toilets that puts millions of lives at risk, according to campaigners marking World Toilet Day by urging governments and businesses to invest more in sanitation. The crisis is most severe in Africa and Asia.

The State

More people have cellphones than toilets

Norwegian Refugee Council

Yemeni Houthis move closer to ceasefire

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they are halting drone and missile strikes on the Saudi-led military coalition after receiving a request from the United Nations.

BBC

‘White savior complex’ exploits Kenya orphans

Campaigners trying to fight the exploitation of children in Kenyan orphanages say they are being undermined by a “white savior” complex among churches and other charitable groups.

Guardian

Income decides which Iraqi kids go to school

Economic inequality is massively affecting whether students in war-ravaged Iraq finish school, the United Nations children’s agency has warned, urging the fledgling government in Baghdad to spend more on education.

Daily Mail

HUMAN RIGHTS

Dozens of rights activists arrested by Egypt

At least 40 arrested since late October, with ‘repression’ extending to human rights defenders. Since 2013, human rights groups have issued numerous reports criticising the government.

Al Jazeera

Colombia brings little comfort for Venezuelans

With Venezuela in turmoil, more than 250,000 people have fled to Colombia’s first migrant camp. But with scant food and no heating or sanitation, their hardship is unrelenting.

Guardian

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

Japan to shore up military presence in Djibouti

In 2009, Japan set up a military facility in Djibouti to combat rising incidents of piracy off Northeast Africa. A decade later, the pirates have been largely defeated, but Tokyo intends to expand its Djibouti base.

Deutsche Welle

Chinese city urges Islamists to confess crimes

A city in China’s Xinjiang region has ordered people who are “poisoned by extremism, terrorism and separatism,” in contact with overseas terror groups or act in a conservative Islamic manner, to surrender.

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Women find voice through podcasts

More women, boosted by the #MeToo movement, are pushing for more control to address gender parity and tackle sexual harassment through the internet.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Tech is improving video-game accessibility

Visually impaired players don’t have access to immersive capabilities of video games. In recent years, companies and researchers have increasingly tried to address that issue.

Quartz

GLOBAL HEALTH

A million kids in Africa’s Sahel go hungry

The number of hungry children in West Africa’s Sahel region has reached a 10-year high due to conflict, lack of rain, and rising food prices. More than 1.3 million children under 5 suffered from severe malnutrition this year.

Al Jazeera

After decline, malaria is on rise in 13 countries

After two decades of decline, malaria cases have significantly risen in 13 countries, prompting concern that much more is needed to combat the epidemic. Many other countries have seen their numbers either rise or plateau.

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

India’s elephant hospital cheers activists

In addition to being a respite for beloved large animals, India’s first hospital for elephants is attracting local and foreign tourists.

Reuters

Refugees in Canada see snow for the first time

CNN

Rabbi permits Muslim burial to set things right

Muslims prevented the burial of a man at a Jerusalem mosque, claiming he was was traitorous because of a business deal with a Jew. A rabbi ruled the man could be buried in a Jewish cemetery “to rectify the harm.”

Jerusalem Post

On Mitzvah Day, Jews and Muslims cook together for the homeless

BBC

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

UN in Mali tries to bring aid despite attacks

MINUSMA is stepping in to fill the gap left by other aid groups while being targeted by al-Qaeda. Despite the attacks, the UN mission has undertaken agricultural infrastructure projects and assisted schools in the area.

Al Jazeera

Sub-Saharan arms spending becoming clearer

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows that transparency is increasing. The increasing transparency means a start has been made towards general democratic development.

Deutsche Welle

ENVIRONMENT

Wildfires spurs worries over CO₂ emissions

Rising numbers of wildfires could result in a significant increase in CO₂ emissions. Attaining the Paris climate agreement’s goal of keeping global temperature rise well below 2C becomes harder.

BBC

Indigenous peoples defend Earth’s biodiversity

Comprising less than 5 percent of the world’s population, indigenous people protect 80 percent of global biodiversity. However, governments see these peoples as a major block to economic growth.

National Geographic

ECONOMY AND TRADE

Bulgarians take to streets against poverty

Protesters blocked traffic for hours at various points along highways before paramilitary police came. High fuel prices and poverty have swept Bulgaria and is fueling protest.

France 24

Special section:

A report on the scale, scope and context of the sexual exploitation of children

ECPAT

Poverty is putting kids at risk of sexual abuse

Kids from Roma, migrant, refugee and traveling communities are at a greater risk of sexual exploitation, despite recent improvements in Irish child protection law.

BreakingNews.ie

Poverty in Britain: a social calamity

Guardian

Scattered tax protests persist in France

The movement behind the protests represents middle-class citizens and those with fewer means who rely on their cars to get to work.

ABC News

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A girl waits outside a gender-based violence support session for Syrian refugee women in Lebanon. Crises can leave girls and women more vulnerable to violence, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual assault, forced marriage and trafficking. (Photo by Russell Watkins/Department for International Development) Photo used under CC BY

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