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Children walk through muddy streets in Sri Lanka. Over 43% of the country’s children under 5 suffer from nutrition problems. (Photo by Aidan Jones) Photo used under CC BY

Sri Lanka children suffer malnutrition amid crisis

The number of children grappling with various forms of malnutrition in Sri Lanka increased for the first time in at least six years in 2022, a government report indicates, as the nation struggles with soaring food prices, largely caused by its worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters

Sri Lanka delays paying certain state employees

YouTube

Mexican mother confronts a ‘femicide nation’

High rates of femicide have made Mexico the most dangerous country for women in Latin America, according to the UN. One grieving mother is determined to seek justice for her murdered daughter, despite the odds.

France 24

250K migrants faced risks of trekking Darien in 2022

Nearly 250,000 migrants crossed the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama in 2022 on their way north, a figure that was nearly double the number from a year earlier, the UN said. At least 36 migrants died during the journey, but the real number is likely higher.

Associated Press

Pakistan urged to act against child marriages

Rights experts from the United Nations have deplored abductions, forced marriages and conversions of girls from Pakistan’s religious minorities, urging the government to act.

Al Jazeera

UNESCO: Killings of journalists rose in 2022

The number of journalists killed worldwide has increased in 2022, after recording a decline over the previous three years, the UN said in a report. Mexico, Ukraine and Haiti were among the deadliest countries for reporters.

Deutsche Welle

Afghan Taliban publicly flogs 9 men in stadium

Nine men were publicly flogged in front of hundreds of people at a stadium in Afghanistan for crimes under the country’s new rulers, a Taliban official said.

The Independent

Afghanistan’s mannequins hooded, masked under Taliban rule

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Palestinian teacher shot while giving first aid

Israeli forces shot dead a 57-year-old Palestinian teacher who went to give first aid to a fatally wounded militant, according to paramedics and the man’s family.

BBC

Deadly winter deepens Afghans’ suffering

Seventy-eight people have died in just over a week during Afghanistan’s harsh winter, Taliban officials said, deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis.

ABC News

Iran to execute mentally ill man for apostasy

A 35-year-old man from a small village in northern Iran has been sentenced to death on charges including apostasy for allegedly burning a Qur’an and “insulting holy things.”

Guardian

Faces of death row: the young men caught up in Iran’s execution spree

France24

Iran protests: 15 minutes to defend yourself against the death penalty

BBC

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Police station set on fire amid unrest in Peru

Protesters set fire to the police station and judicial office in the Peru after two people were killed and another seriously injured by gunfire amid antigovernment protests.

France 24

Peru’s Andes ‘descends on’ capital to demand leader resign

Associated Press

Uganda cracking down on anti-oil protests

Ugandan climate activists were arrested for protesting against TotalEnergies and the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

Context

Uganda unplugs from China railway project

Deutsche Welle

DRC police disperse protest of M23 pullback

Police have fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the DRC’s eastern city of Goma. Protesters were calling for authorities to enforce an agreed withdrawal of M23 rebels from occupied territory in the region.

Al Jazeera

49 bodies found in mass graves after militia attacks in DR Congo

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Migrants cross into US from Mexico using app

Migrants on Mexico’s northern border began entering the United States using a mobile app designed to facilitate the process of applying for asylum, although several quickly reported difficulties in using the system.

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Another major HIV vaccine trial fails in big blow

The only HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, researchers announced, dealing a significant blow to the effort to control the global HIV epidemic and adding to a decades-long roster of failed attempts.

NBCNews.com

Non-infectious diseases are deadly in Pakistan

Pakistan has considerable control over infectious diseases but now struggles against cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer as causes of early deaths, according to a new study published by Lancet Global Health.

Associated Press

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GOOD NEWS

Ghana man turning waste into opportunities

In Ghana, one businessman is turning waste into new opportunities. Glass isn’t commonly recycled in the West African country, but from a small factory, broken bottles are being turned into new vases, bowls and more.

AfricaNews

Zombie enthusiasts drag feet across Santiago

Chileans dressed in costume for the Zombie Walk in the capital Santiago. It contrasts with the lively demonstrations that usually occur in the same location, where police use water cannons on protesters.

AfricaNews

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid groups resume some Afghan operations

Several aid organizations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could work in areas such as health.

U.S. News & World Report

WEF plans to turn philanthropy into climate aid

The World Economic Forum (WEF) launches a new multitrillion-dollar initiative seeking to leverage philanthropic dollars to increase investments in climate action.

Devex

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Hunger keeping Sri Lankan kids out of school

Sri Lankan children are skipping school because of hunger and poverty. Schools have even requested parents not to send their children if they don’t have any food.

Deutsche Welle

Ghana aid groups call for debt cancellation

More than two dozen Ghana-based aid and campaign groups called for international creditors to cancel a large portion of the country’s debts as it struggles to contend with an economic crisis.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

War triggers deforestation in DRC reserve

In less than two months, more than 500 acres of forest have been razed in this corner of the Virunga National Park, where tens of thousands of Congolese have fled from clashes between rebels and the military.

Al Jazeera

State-of-art recycling for e-waste in Cameroon

An NGO in Cameroon is helping the residents of Douala and Yaounde get rid of their old computer screens, household equipment or telephones safely and sustainably.

Deutsche Welle

Climate change fueling conflict in Lake Chad

Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling conflict and migration in the region and needs to be better addressed, a report said.

Associated Press

Photo of the Day

In Burkina Faso, the leading cause of death for children under five is malaria and nearly 20 percent of children nationwide are stunted. In Zitenga, Bibata has brought her children to a community health center to receive anti-malaria drugs. Health workers also use this visit to check Bibataʼs kids for signs of malnutrition. (Photo by Dominic Chavez/GFF) Photo used under CC BY

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