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An Indian child’s upper arm is measured to check the severity of malnutrition. Though malnutrition affects millions of people, especially children, there is still much that is unknown about it, a medical manager says, but what is known is that most people suffering from malnutrition die from disease or infection rather than starvation itself. (Photo by Russell Watkins/Department for International Development) Photo used under CC BY

Hunger destroying lives, communities worldwide

The number of people affected by hunger will surpass 840 million by 2030, the UN predicts, as millions are currently trapped in the worst hunger crisis in living memory, devastating the physical and mental wellbeing of communities.

Guardian

Biden pledges $2.9B in global food aid at General Assembly

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Malaria spreading fast in flood-hit Pakistan

Malaria cases are rampant in Pakistan’s flood-ravaged regions, with the death toll from diseases reaching 324, authorities said, adding that the situation may get out of control if required aid does not arrive soon.

Reuters

Nigerian mothers walking miles to protect children

Several million people are caught up in a massive humanitarian crisis caused by an Islamist-led insurgency in Nigeria, leaving families in desperate need of food and medical care as global aid dwindles and government funding prioritizes the fight against insurgents.

BBC

UN plans to find over 100,000 missing Syrians

The UN is considering an international organization to look for over 100,000 Syrians missing from the civil war, which would not only centralize different bodies already doing this work, but also provide support to families.

Deutsche Welle

Kurds fear ‘everything will change’ if Syria, Turkey reconcile

i24 News

Lured, trapped into slavery in Southeast Asia

Human trafficking has long been an endemic problem in Southeast Asia, but experts say criminal networks are now luring people with online ads promising jobs and then coercing them into working in “fraud factories."

BBC

Cholera outbreak in Syria infects hundreds

A cholera outbreak in Syria has killed at least 39 people and infected hundreds more, health officials said, raising concerns about whether the war-torn country can stop the spread.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Hijab row protests put Iran under pressure

The recent death of a young woman who had been detained by Iran‘s “morality police” for violating the Islamic nation’s conservative dress code has sparked mass protests.

Deutsche Welle

Fury grows in Iran over woman’s death in hijab arrest

Reuters

Equatorial Guinea abolishes the death penalty

Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most authoritarian countries, has abolished the death penalty, according to state television, which cited a new law signed by the president.

Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Eritrea accused of starting offensive on Tigray

Tigrayan authorities say Eritrea has launched a full-scale offensive along the country’s border with northern Ethiopia in what appears to be an escalation of last month’s renewal of fighting.

ABC News

Venezuela agencies guilty of ‘grave crimes’

Venezuela’s intelligence agencies are committing crimes against humanity as part of a plan orchestrated at the highest level of government to repress dissent, UN experts have concluded.

Guardian

Four Ukrainian regions to vote to join Russia

Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine announced plans to start voting to become integral parts of Russia.

Associeated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Musk wants to bring satellite internet to Iran

SpaceX will apply for an exemption from U.S. sanctions against Iran in a bid to offer its satellite internet service to the country, the company’s owner Elon Musk said.

i24 News

Byzantine mosaics discovered under Gaza farm

Byzantine mosaics dating from the 5th to the 7th century have been unveiled in the central Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera

Activists: China helping autocrats with spy tech

China is helping dozens of nations to roll out digital surveillance systems, which can be used to target protest and dissent.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

GLOBAL HEALTH

Floodborne diseases could get ‘out of control’

At least nine more people died from water-borne diseases in flood-hit areas of Pakistan, officials said, warning they risk losing control of the spread of infections in a crisis that UNICEF called “beyond bleak.”

i24 News

Kids need ‘lifesaving support’ in flood-hit Pakistan

CNN

Uganda declares Ebola outbreak, says WHO

Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in the country, the World Health Organization said.

CNN

Deadly childhood diseases rise in Tigray

Deadly diseases such as measles, tetanus and whooping cough are on the rise in Ethiopia’s Tigray region after vaccination rates plunged during the civil war that broke out nearly two years ago.

Reuters

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GOOD NEWS

Ugandan activist named UNICEF ambassador

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In taking her appointment, she vowed to continue speaking up for the most vulnerable.

AfricaNews

Adaptive fashion comes to Azerbaijan

An enterprising student and a designer want to make attractive clothes that disabled people can wear – and model, too.

Guardian

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Groups ask DRC to stop oil, gas blocks auction

The DRC government has already launched the auction of 27 oil and gas blocks in the region as local and international NGOs are calling for the cancellation of this project.

Newsweek

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Hunger killing one person every four seconds

One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, more than 200 NGOs have warned, urging decisive international action to “end the spiraling global hunger crisis.”

Al Jazeera

UN: World is ‘paralyzed’; equity slipping away

In an alarming assessment, the head of the United Nations warned world leaders that nations aren’t ready or willing to tackle the challenges that threaten humanity’s future and the planet.

Associated Press

IMF, Mozambique agreement unlocks $63.8M

Mozambique and the IMF team reached a staff-level agreement on the economic and financial policies that could support the approval of the First Review of the program under the ECF arrangement.

AfricaNews

Rising inflation could spell trouble for Tunisia

With political conflict escalating and inflation rising, Tunisians are pessimistic and strapped for cash. Many are considering leaving the country. Others are preparing to protest again.

Deutsche Welle

Nigeria’s debt rises to $103B in second quarter

Nigeria’s total public debt rose 3% to $103.3 billion in the second quarter of this year, largely driven by local borrowing to finance the budget deficit, the Debt Management Office said.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Nigeria battling worse floods as dams overflow

Nigeria is battling its worst floods in a decade with more than 300 people killed in 2022 including at least 20 this week, as authorities said the situation is “beyond our control.”

Guardian

Countries demand tax for climate-led damage

The world’s most vulnerable countries are preparing to take on the richest economies with a demand for urgent finance for the irrecoverable losses they are suffering from the climate crisis, leaked documents show.

Guardian

Illegal deforestation is accelerating in Brazil

Illegal activity in the Amazon is gaining momentum as the last months of Brazilian President Bolsonaro’s administration is winding down.

CNN

Brazil sees surge in Amazon fires

Al Jazeera

Photo of the Day

A man uses a donkey to transport grain from a market in Keren, Eritrea. The UN chief started his ominous address to the General Assembly by sounding a note of hope, as he showed a photo of the first UN-chartered ship carrying grain from Ukraine to the Horn of Africa, where millions of people are on the edge of famine. (Photo by David Stanley) Photo used under CC BY

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