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Tens of thousands of children have been displaced since the start of the violent conflict in DR Congo in 2007. Already malnourished children are now even more vulnerable with researchers anticipating the number of displaced to increase into the billions in the coming years. (Photo by Julien Harneis) Photo used under CC BY

Year 2050 brings insecurity, displacement to 1B people

Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050, according to a new analysis of global ecological threats.

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Fires leave thousands of asylum-seekers on greek island homeless

NPR

Afghan government to start talks with Taliban

Long-awaited talks between the Taliban and an Afghan delegation are due to begin in a diplomatic breakthrough that could bring the country a step closer to peace after four decades of war.

NBCNews.com

COVID-19 to fuel conflict, poverty, mass starvation

Top U.N. officials warned that the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated discrimination and other human rights violations that can fuel conflict, and its indirect consequences are dwarfing the impact of the virus itself in the world’s most fragile countries.

Associated Press

Virus drug plentiful in developing countries

An investigation into remdesivir finds that doctors in developing countries report ample supplies of the drug, while US patients have faced shortages — even though the drug is made by a US pharmaceutical company.

CNN

Houthi rebels in Yemen recruit teenage girls

UN-backed investigators have found evidence that rebels in Yemen recruited nearly three dozen teenage girls - some said to be survivors of sexual violence - as spies, medics, guards and members of an all-female force.

Al Jazeera

Sudanese wait for aid after record floods

Sudanese authorities are rolling out aid to tens of thousands who lost their homes in record Nile floods, but many are despairing of when and if the aid will reach them.

U.S. News & World Report

Flash floods ravage through vulnerable Senegal

Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

Peruvian women suffer from shadow pandemic

Thousands of women and girls have gone missing in Peru since January, including at least 1,423 reported missing since the country entered a state of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March.

NPR

The battle to protect children in conflicts

25,000 grave violations were committed against children in conflict in 2019, says the UN, which hopes to highlight issue with new international day.

Guardian

Lesbos refugees sleep on streets after fire

The Moria camp in Lesbos, Europe’s largest refugee camp, was home to thousands of children and their families. Now all that is left are the smoldering ruins and jagged outlines of scorched tents.

Guardian

In photos: Fire devastates Lesbos migrant camp

CNN

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

India missed early cases, lockdown was leaky

Results of India’s first nationwide study of prevailing coronavirus infections found that for every confirmed case detected in May, authorities were missing between 82 and 130 other cases.

Associated Press

China, India both sides see need for troops

China and India agreed that troops from both countries should “quickly disengage” troops from their disputed Himalayan border after months of tension.

South China Morning Post

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Show empathy to boost confidence in vaccines

Doctors and scientists need to show more empathy towards volunteers in coronavirus vaccine trials who fall ill if the public is to have full confidence in the safety of the vaccines being developed, say experts.

Guardian

Face-mask recognition has arrived

New algorithms area able to police whether people are complying with public health guidance. The practice raises familiar questions about data privacy.

National Geographic

GLOBAL HEALTH

Romania’s coronavirus cases surpass 100k

Romania’s total of coronavirus cases has passed 100,000, the government said and authorities are set to extend a state of alert by a month, with face masks mandatory in all indoor spaces.

U.S. News & World Report

Global study finds vaccine confidence volatile

Political polarization and online misinformation are threatening vaccination programs worldwide, with public trust volatile and varying widely between countries, according to a global vaccine confidence study.

Reuters

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Darren Walker):

Through philanthropy, creating a more just America

MSN

Column (Edward Gabriel):

US is missing an opportunity in Lebanon

The Hill

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There is still good news, despite everything

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Purpose-driven songs for good released

Songs For Good announced its 2020 Challenge Top 10 songs by artists across the U.S. inspired to contribute to a new soundtrack for democracy. Submissions were reviewed by GRAMMY-nominated artists and musicians.

Business Insider

Dog offers comfort to people at the dentist

Kismet, a toothless Chihuahua who was rescued as a stray is giving dental patients something to smile about.

Today

Rescue lamb makes friends with disabled duck

Goats of Anarchy (GOA) is a 30-acre farm animal sanctuary in Hampton, New Jersey, is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of goats with special needs, and is home to over 130 animals.

People

Arizona teen among first to become female Eagle Scout

CBS News

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

Bloomberg donates to Black medical schools

Michael Bloomberg announced that his philanthropic organization is donating $100 million to the nation’s four historically Black medical schools to ease the debt burden of their students.

The Hill

George Floyd’s family launches foundation

The family of George Floyd has launched a nonprofit foundation and will make the formal announcement during the annual National Homeless Day event in Minneapolis.

Star Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

500k evacuated from Oregon wildfires

Dozens of extreme, wind-driven fires burned through forests and towns on the West Coast of the U.S., killing at least 16 people, forcing half a million to evacuate in Oregon alone, and destroying hundreds of homes.

Al Jazeera

The Arctic is burning like never before

The unprecedented Arctic wildfires of 2019 and 2020 show that transformational shifts are already under way, says Thomas Smith, an environmental geographer. “Alarming is the right term.”

Nature

The floating gardens of Bangladesh

In the lowlands of Bangladesh, people are turning to a centuries-old form of hydroponics to keep afloat.

BBC

Big oil misled public about plastic recycling

Investigative reports found that the nation’s largest oil and gas companies told the public the majority of plastic could and would be recycled, all while making billions of dollars selling the world new plastic.

NPR

Young lives on the line: #climatecrisis

Thomson Reuters Foundation

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INEQUALITY

Rapper launches Aunt Jemima alternative

New Orleans rapper, Master P, launched a line of “Uncle P” products that rivals the racial-stereotyping brand Aunt Jemima. A portion of Uncle P profits will go towards Black communities and create job opportunities.

Thrillist

Blow for Bangladesh’s female crab farmers

Female crab farmers in Bangladesh are struggling to feed their families after exports to China collapsed due to COVID-19, a charity has warned.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

A Bambi bucket is seen attached to a California Army National Guard as he empties water to douse a wildfire in Shasta County, Northern California. (Photo by Sgt. Edward Siguenza) Photo used under CC BY

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