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The UN has slashed rations for nearly 1 million Rohingya camp residents, stoking fears of a rise in acute malnutrition and child deaths. (Photo by DYKT Mohigan) Photo used under CC BY

Rohingya refugees facing crime, hunger after aid cuts

Agencies predicted the aid cuts would fuel soaring crime and gang violence, potentially destabilizing the Rohingya refugee camps, and encourage human trafficking as more people try to flee overseas.

Context

Bangladesh hopes to repatriate thousands of Rohingya refugees by end of year

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Amnesty: End racism against Haitian refugees

Amnesty International has urged countries across the Americas to stop their “racist” treatment of Haitian asylum seekers, who the rights group says face anti-Black discrimination in their search for protection.

Al Jazeera

UN agencies decry humanitarian crisis

ABC News

Sweltering heat in India overwhelms hospitals

A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power, as officials investigate a death toll that has reached nearly 170.

Associated Press

Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India’s northern state swelters in extreme heat

ABC News

World breaks record for temperatures in June

Average global temperatures at the start of June were the warmest ever recorded for the period, trouncing previous records by a “substantial margin," the European Union’s climate monitoring unit said.

Al Jazeera

Kindergarten druggings leave Taiwan reeling

Teachers at a kindergarten in New Taipei City have been accused of sedating students with cough syrups containing drugs like phenobarbital and benzodiazepines.

BBC

Uganda massacre arrests raising questions

More than 20 people arrested in Uganda in connection with the school massacre have been accused of collaborating with the rebel group blamed for carrying out the killings.

BBC

Uganda school attack: I covered myself in blood to hide

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN to probe growing West Bank settler violence

A member of a U.N.-mandated independent commission of inquiry said that increasing Jewish settler violence in the occupied West Bank was a “major concern” and announced plans to investigate further.

Reuters

4 people killed in West Bank settlement shooting

Deutsche Welle

Uganda president doubles down on anti-gay law

Uganda’s president has doubled down the country’s anti-LGBT+ penalties, saying they are needed to prevent gay people from “recruiting” others. Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, but the new law goes further.

The Independent

Watchdogs slam Pakistan crackdown on critics

Prominent rights and media watchdogs have expressed “extreme concern” after several Pakistani journalists and political commentators were charged with sedition earlier this week.

Al Jazeera

Media freedom under threat globally

Deutsche Welle

Belarus rights activist gets 7-year prison term

Associated Press

Taliban carries out 2nd known public execution

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers carried out what is believed to be the second confirmed public execution since the group took power in 2021, according to the country’s Supreme Court.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Official urges investigation into Darfur violence

Darfur’s governor called for an international investigation into violence against residents of the region, which has experienced some of the worst fighting in Sudan’s ongoing conflict.

Associated Press

Estonia parliament legalizes same-sex marriage

Estonia’s parliament approved a law to legalize same-sex marriage, making it the first central European country to do so. Same-sex marriage is legal in much of western Europe but not in most central European countries.

Reuters

EU-Tunisia migration deal a threat to returnees

A proposed migration deal with Tunisia could help the North African nation avert economic collapse, but observers fear worsening conditions for migrants and future returnees.

National Herald

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Anti-migrant speech spreads online in S. Africa

Social media platforms are approving xenophobic online ads and failing to take down other hate-filled content in South Africa, according to research published.

Context

Africa gene-edited superchickens spark debate

Though researchers believe the super-chickens will benefit farmers, some food security experts warn that the “super” gene-edited varieties will colonize food systems and endanger human health and the environment.

Devex

GLOBAL HEALTH

Devastating S. Africa cholera outbreak kills 32

South Africa‘s President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded his government’s failure to deal with the cholera crisis. Deutsche Welle reports from the region of Hammanskraal.

Deutsche Welle

Dengue crisis forces Peru minister to resign

BBC

New app helps Gabon with blood transfusions

In Gabon, a new app, Ntchina, helps patients find blood donors. Designed by Alvine Yeno, the platform connects blood donors to those needing blood transfusions. They have created a community for the exchange of blood.

France 24

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How to unblock green investment in developing countries

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Global South forging a new foreign policy

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GOOD NEWS

Smokeless stoves empower Pakistani women

An initiative in Pakistan is encouraging women to build their own stoves from bricks and lime. They offer a more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional modes of cooking on heavily polluting open-fire stoves.

Deutsche Welle

Women take their place in Senegalese hip-hop

Female artists are breaking into the male-dominated scene – confronting once-taboo subjects and fighting to improve the place of women in society.

Guardian

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Donors pledge $1.5B for Sudan crisis response

International donors have pledged nearly $1.5 billion in aid for the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The United Nations says its emergency aid program requires $2.57 billion in funding, meaning the pledges have fallen short.

Al Jazeera

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Kenya signs deal with EU to protect exports

Kenya signed an agreement with the E.U. that will guarantee duty-free access for its farm produce into its biggest export market. European goods entering Kenya will see tariffs reduced over a 25-year period.

Reuters

Nigerians feeling brunt of economic shakeup

Nigerians are feeling the strain as their new president pushes through a series of unpopular policies that have earned him praise from foreign investors.

Guardian

S. African taps run dry after power shortages

South Africa’s recent electricity woes - with regular lengthy scheduled blackouts - have had a knock-on effect on the supply of water.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Recognizing Indigenous land protects forests

Land legally owned by and designated for Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local communities has increased in dozens of countries in recent years - a trend that could help tackle deforestation and climate change.

Context

Azolla plant empowers Jordan women farmers

A collective of Syrian and Jordanian women in Mafraq is growing Azolla and changing their lives. “Azolla saves us time, effort and money,” said al-Athemat, who began farming it in 2021 after attending training by an NGO.

Al Jazeera

Photo of the Day

Children listen to their teacher at the Zaatari Refugee Camp, located near Mafraq, Jordan, which has grown to house nearly 80,000 Syrian refugees since it opened in 2012. (Photo by UN Photo/Mark Garten) Photo used under CC BY

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