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A child refugee from the Central African Republic in Cameroon. The UN and partner organizations aim to assist some 93.6 million of the most vulnerable with food, shelter, health care, education, protection and other aid in 2019. (Photo by CE/ECHO/Thomas Dehermann-Roy) Photo used under CC BY

132M people will need humanitarian aid in 2019

Funding requirements next year will amount to $21.9 billion, with Yemen facing the worst humanitarian crisis followed by Afghanistan, Cameroon and the Central African Republic, according to the Humanitarian Overview.

Al Jazeera

Yemen peace talks set to start in Sweden

Global News

Bangladesh miscarriages, climate change linked

In small villages along the eastern coast of Bangladesh, researchers have noticed an unexpectedly high rate of miscarriage. Upon investigation, scientists concluded that climate change might be to blame.

BBC

Expulsion of 18 NGOs deprives 11M Pakistanis

Pakistan’s expulsion of 18 international aid agencies will hurt 11 million aid recipients in a South Asian nation grappling with perilously low standards of education and health care, western diplomats have said.

U.S. News & World Report

23M Nigerians were forced into child marriage

The country representative of UN Women has said statistics has shown that over 23 million girls are victims of child marriage in Nigeria.

allAfrica.com

Reducing maternal and infant deaths in Nigeria

CNN

UN aims to help neighbors help Venezuelans

The UN is seeking $738 million in 2019 to help neighboring countries cope with the inflow of millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, who have “no prospect for return in the short to medium term.”

Reuters

IDPs in Myanmar worried about losing land

Myanmar has announced that people who are using land according to customary sources of ownership must register under the land management act within six months, leaving IDPs worried that they will lose their land.

BNI

HUMAN RIGHTS

Israeli women strike over domestic violence

Thousands of Israeli women have protested against domestic violence in a nationwide strike, calling for more action and state funding to deal with the problem. The strike came after two girls were killed last week.

Guardian

Decriminalizing domestic violence was a ‘mistake,’ Russian official admits

Newsweek

Denmark to send ‘unwanted’ migrants to island

Denmark announced it is planning to send rejected asylum seekers and foreigners convicted of crimes to a remote and hard-to-reach island off the Danish coast.

Haaretz

DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE

France suspends fuel tax hikes amid rioting

Fuel tax rises that have led to weeks of violent protests causing widespread damage and disruption in France have now been postponed for six months, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced.

BBC

Sri Lanka court bars ex-leader from PM duties

A Sri Lankan court has barred former President Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as prime minister, citing potential “irreparable damage” to the country, as he refuses to step down despite losing two no-confidence motions.

Al Jazeera

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Graphene unlocks potential for ‘smart textiles’

The quest to create affordable, durable and mass-produced “smart textiles” has been given fresh impetus through the use of the wonder material Graphene, which uses electronic fibers.

Phys.org

Material puts plastic waste to exceptional use

Researchers in Singapore are seeking a patent for a new soundproof and heat-resistant material made from recycled plastic bottles they say could help reduce plastic waste dumped in oceans and clogging landfills.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

WHO: World’s measles cases have jumped 31%

Measles outbreaks in Europe and Venezuela contributed to a 31 percent worldwide increase in 2017, according to WHO and CDC. Americas and the European regions have the resources to stop it, but it’s not happening.

ScienceNews

Measles cases rise around the world ‘because parents shun vaccines,’ WHO says

The Independent

Australia’s stillbirth rate unchanged for 20 years

A landmark report into stillbirth in Australia has found that, unlike comparable countries around the world, Australia’s stillbirth rate has not changed in more than 20 years, and the rate among Aboriginal mothers is twice as high.

Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Lloy Wylie):

How to develop the mental health care that refugees really need

The Conversation

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A genocide tribunal of ‘extraordinary injustice’

Asia Times Online

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Patriarchy in Palestine

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Indonesians flip dirty waterways into fish farms

Over the years, some Indonesian waterways became a dumping ground for waste. A group of villagers came up with sustainable plan to stop people from polluting their water channels — by turning them into fish farms.

Al Jazeera

Prohibited from speaking Quechua as a child, Peruvian woman now teaches it at Stanford

KQED

India’s commitment to climate will pay off early

India is likely to achieve its two Paris Agreement goals 10 years before the 2030 deadline, according to the U.S.-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Times of India

NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPY

Video game highlights migrants’ hardships

Razor Wire is the project of a Slovenian human rights group hoping to raise awareness of the hardship and despair migrants face.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

NGO helps bring down dog meat trade in Tripura

Indian Express

Group calls for tribunal for Rohingya crimes

A human rights law group contracted by the U.S. to investigate atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has called for the urgent establishment of a criminal tribunal to bring those responsible to justice.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Pompeo pressured to declare Myanmar a ‘genocide’

Politico

ENVIRONMENT

Oil palm plantation threatens Indonesian forest

The Tanah Merah project plan is to generate billions of dollars by logging rainforests, home to indigenous tribes and immense biodiversity, and replacing it with oil palms. If it succeeds, it’d be the biggest plantation in Indonesia.

Mongabay

Takeaways on the investigation into the Indonesian oil palm plantation

Mongabay

Norway to heavily restrict palm oils linked to deforestation

The Independent

Rich nations’ carbon release set to rise in 2018

Carbon dioxide emissions from the world’s advanced economies are set to rise slightly in 2018, breaking a five-year decline, mainly due to higher oil and natural gas use, the International Energy Agency says.

Reuters

Fishermen sue oil companies over climate change

NPR

ECONOMY AND TRADE

4 million British workers now live in poverty

More than 500,000 British workers have been swept into working poverty over the past five years. The number of workers living below the breadline has risen faster than employment.

Guardian

France delays fuel tax hikes after Paris riots

The “Yellow Jacket” protests have evolved into an uprising against the French president, with many criticizing him for pursuing policies that they say favor the rich.

NBCNews.com

Why are there protests happening in Paris?

BBC

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A mother in Mauritania gives a dose of therapeutic food to her 1-year-old daughter to test her appetite. (Photo by Sylvain Cherkaoui/DFID/ECHO/ACF) Photo used under CC BY

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