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A boy shines shoes at a plaza in Ecuador’s capital. The poorest in the city are generally Indigenous migrants from rural areas who eke out livings by working as street vendors, a family educator said. (Photo by Dick Clark) Photo used under CC BY

Food insecurity in Ecuador hinders child development

Ecuador has the second highest rate of chronic child malnutrition in Latin America; one in three children suffer from malnutrition, UNICEF says. In addition to the scarcity of food, 72.3% of children lack basic services for child development, such as health and education.

Associated Press

Bird flu outbreak forces poultry culls in Peru, Ecuador

YouTube

Malawi medical supplies shortage at crisis point

A lack of drugs and equipment in Malawi is causing health centers to close. Patients have been asked to bring in their own syringes as critics accuse the government of complacency.

Guardian

Malawian corruption scandal escalates

YouTube

Maternal health worsens as Somalia faces famine

Somalia is grappling with its worst drought in 40 years, displacing more than 1.9 million women and girls of reproductive age, the UN says; sexual and reproductive health services are strained in a country with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.

Al Jazeera

Rising temperatures a risk to African farmers working through pregnancy

Guardian

Sri Lanka’s children starve as food prices soar

Food has been at the center of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis. Families are forced to skip meals and go hungry; approximately 56,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, UNICEF estimates.

BBC

Tunisia failing to protect women from violence

Tunisia has not done enough to protect women against domestic violence despite adopting progressive legislation five years ago, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.

Al Jazeera

UN: Gangs control about 60% of Haiti’s capital

Close to 60% of Haiti’s capital is dominated by gangs whose violence and sexual attacks have caused thousands to flee their homes, the UN humanitarian chief in Haiti said.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Iran executes 1st protester sentenced to death

The Islamic Republic of Iran has carried out what is believed to be their first execution of an individual for taking part in the protests that have gripped the country in recent months.

ABC News

Iranians shoot at genitals of female protesters

Guardian

Iran’s execution of protester sparks global outrage

i24 News

Pakistan charities save lives of ‘unwanted’ kids

Pakistan‘s conservative society looks down upon unmarried mothers and doesn’t allow abortions. This means that children born out of wedlock are either murdered or discarded.

Deutsche Welle

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Indonesia’s new laws a threat to privacy, press

The United Nations has expressed concern over threats to civil liberties posed by Indonesia‘s new criminal code, warning the revised laws could result in the erosion of press freedom, privacy and human rights.

Reuters

Ousted Peru leader to face rebellion charge

Peru’s stunning political crisis grinded forward, as former President Pedro Castillo appeared in court following a failed attempt to close a hostile congress.

Associated Press

New Peru president sworn in after predecessor arrested

i24 News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

North Korean hackers exploited Seoul tragedy

North Korean government-backed hackers referenced the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul to distribute malware to users in South Korea, Google’s Threat Analysis group said in a report.

Reuters

Oldest DNA reveals two-million-year-old world

The most ancient DNA ever sequenced reveals what the Arctic looked like two million years ago when it was warmer.

BBC

Cyberattack on hospital highlights security risk

The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks.

NBCNews.com

GLOBAL HEALTH

WHO promotes vaccine transfer hub in S. Africa

To address inequities in access to COVID-19 vaccines and enable low and middle-income countries to produce their own, the World Health Organization is promoting the transfer of knowledge with an “MRNA Hub” in Cape Town.

Deutsche Welle

COVID disruption meant more malaria deaths

The coronavirus pandemic interrupted efforts to control malaria, resulting in 63,000 additional deaths and 13 million more infections globally over two years.

Associated Press

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GOOD NEWS

Pakistan’s madrassa for transgender students

The religious school set up by trans woman Rani Khan provides a safe space for transgender people. But she’s facing backlash from some in the community.

Deutsche Welle

Nepal’s record-breaking female mountaineers

A trio of ambitious Nepali climbers are among those reshaping the country’s male-dominated mountaineering industry.

Guardian

Niger event revives tourism despite insecurity

One of the biggest cultural events in the Sahel region, the Aïr Festival returned, bringing the songs, dances and oral traditions of the nomadic Tuareg culture to thousands.

AfricaNews

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Foundations join global workers’ rights effort

Four philanthropic organizations, including the Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundations, joined the Biden administration to formally launch a new initiative to support collective bargaining globally.

Devex

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Tunisians grapple with cost-of-living crisis

The consequences of the war in Ukraine are even being felt in Tunisia. In Kairouan, rising food and energy prices mean Najwa Selmi is faced with a tough decision: to buy food or send her children to school.

Deutsche Welle

World Bank warns of ‘intensifying’ debt crisis

Debt repayments are putting low-income countries under immense pressure as debt service costs rise to levels not seen in two decades, while urging the international community to deliver relief.

Devex

Yemen’s economic war testing peace efforts

Yemen’s economic war between the Saudi-backed regime and its Houthi rivals is at the forefront of the conflict as peace efforts saw a lull in direct hostilities, despite neither party agreeing on a truce extension.

i24 News

ENVIRONMENT

Family flees amid catastrophic Nigeria floods

This year, heavy rains inundated Nigeria and neighboring countries in flooding the region hadn’t seen in at least a decade.

Associated Press

UN: Protect ‘civic space’ for climate activists

The top United Nations human rights official said it’s important to protect the “civic space” for young environmental activists to highlight the urgency of tackling climate change.

ABC News

Brazil risks losing control of Amazon to crime

Brazil runs the risk of losing control over its vast Amazon rainforest region to organized crime and traffickers who use the lawless region to smuggle drugs, a Supreme Court judge warned.

Reuters

Photo of the Day

A salt pan worker carries a basket of salt on his head in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. More than one in five people have experienced workplace violence and harassment, and young people, women and migrants are the most at risk, according to a recent report from the UN International Labor Organization. (Photo by Nithi Anand) Photo used under CC BY

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