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Families gather around smoky fire pits at a temporary shelter for displaced persons in Rwanda. The worldwide refugee population has more than doubled over the past decade, with children comprising nearly half, according to UNICEF. (Photo by Julien Harneis)

36.5M children displaced in 2021, highest on record

The number of children trying to flee conflict, violence and other crises is the highest on record, UNICEF said. The organization said in a statement that 36.5 million children were forced from their homes by the end of 2021.

Deutsche Welle

War, violence, human rights abuses behind record displacement worldwide

Al Jazeera

Closing Syrian aid route would be ‘catastrophe’

The last UN humanitarian aid route into Syria looks set to be shut down at a Security Council vote in July, another casualty of the fallout between the West and Russia.

Guardian

US military captures top ISIS leader in Syria

YouTube

One-third of Sudanese face food insecurity

More than a third of Sudan’s population is currently facing acute food insecurity, the World Food Program said; that number is up seven percentage points from last year, and can increase to 40% of the population by September if current trends continue.

Reuters

Sri Lanka only has several days’ worth of fuel

Sri Lanka’s fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said, as the country awaits official confirmation from the Indian government for a new $500 million credit line for fuel.

CNN

Sri Lanka PM says he’s open to Russian oil

YouTube

UN: ‘Hell on earth’ if Ukraine war continues

Dozens of countries risk protests, riots and political violence, as food prices are surging around the world due to Russia’s blockade of Ukraine, the World Food Program has warned.

Guardian

Brain drain threatens Africa’s development

The African Youth Survey 2022, carried out in 15 countries, shows 52% of people aged 18 to 24 are likely to consider emigrating in the next few years, citing economic hardship and education opportunities as the top reasons.

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

UK cancels first deportation flight to Rwanda

The first asylum-seeker deportation flight from the UK to Rwanda was canceled after a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights.

Deutsche Welle

Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK

Associated Press

Saudis seize toys for promoting homosexuality

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have been seizing rainbow-colored toys and children’s clothing, which they claim encourage homosexuality, state TV says.

BBC

India’s BJP under fire for protest crackdown

Authorities in New Delhi are being criticized for a heavy-handed response to violent protests by Indian Muslims after senior government officials made remarks allegedly insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Deutsche Welle

Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments

Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Pakistan minister slammed for ‘less tea’ appeal

A minister in Pakistan’s newly elected government is facing criticism following his plea to the nation to drink less tea to help save on imports amid a deepening economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Pakistanis told to drink less tea as nation grapples with economic crisis

CNN

Kenya to deploy regional force in DR Congo

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the East African Regional Force will deploy in three provinces in DR Congo to “enforce peace.”

Deutsche Welle

Congo official: Rwanda will have war if it wants

If Rwanda wants war with neighboring Congo, “it will have war,” a top Congolese military official said to thousands in eastern Congo protesting the recent capture of a nearby town by rebels.

ABC News

At least 55 killed by militants in Burkina Faso

Gunmen killed at least 55 in northern Burkina Faso, in the latest attack in the west African country, which is seeing mounting violence blamed on Islamic extremists, a government spokesman said.

Guardian

Ethiopia forms body to negotiate with Tigray

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the federal government had formed a committee to negotiate with forces from the rebellious northern region of Tigray.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mexico politician lynched for WhatsApp rumors

A Mexican political advisor has been killed by a lynch mob after child kidnapping accusations were spread on messaging groups.

BBC

Facebook fails to catch Africa extremist content

A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab extremist content in posts aimed at East Africa.

Associated Press

Gaia continues quest for the ultimate sky map

Europe’s Gaia telescope has dropped its latest batch of data as it seeks to assemble the largest catalogue of light sources in the sky.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

N. Korea reports another ‘epidemic’ outbreak

North Korea reported a new “epidemic” of an intestinal disease, an unusual announcement from the secretive country that is already contending with a COVID-19 outbreak and severe economic turmoil.

Associated Press

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GOOD NEWS

Senegal recyclers put dump site refuse to use

Hundreds of informal recyclers gather each day as the sun rises over the trash mountains of Senegal’s main dump site in the capital, and one of West Africa’s largest, eking a living from scraps of iron, aluminum and plastic.

Reuters

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Afghan charity educates girls amid Taliban ban

The Taliban reneged on their initial promise to allow young girls above the sixth grade to return to school. The abrupt reversal hasn’t stopped Afghan women from keeping up the fight for girls’ education.

FOX News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Africa could feed itself with right infrastructure

Many African countries have the potential to become food exporters, a Tanzanian economist said. They could produce more than they need for their own markets simply because of their large swaths of arable land.

Deutsche Welle

US plans to build silos on Ukrainian border

Temporary silos will be built along the Ukraine border, including in Poland, in an attempt to help export more grain from the country and avert a global food crisis, President Joe Biden has announced.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Rich nations accused of climate crisis betrayal

Developing nations say rich ones have betrayed them by dragging their feet on paying for centuries of climate damage.

BBC

Namibia rhino poaching sees surge in June

Namibia recorded an increase in rhino poaching cases in June, the government said, as it announced the discovery of 11 carcasses in less than two weeks.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

A Pakistani man tends to his tea house. The South Asian nation of 220 million is the world’s largest importer of tea, buying more than $640 million worth in 2020, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity. The federal minister for Planning and Development said Pakistanis could reduce their tea consumption by “one or two cups” per day as imports are putting additional financial strain on the government. (Photo by Anne Rigby, AusAID)

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