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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is making plans for hundreds of thousands of refugees spilling over Sudan’s borders to escape violence, many of them forced to places they have already fled from. (Photo by Frank Keillor) Photo used under CC BY

Fears rise as thousands flee to Chad from Sudan

Since fierce fighting broke out in Sudan an estimated 20,000 people have entered Chad and at least 100,000 are set to arrive, the United Nations said, raising concerns about the stability of a fragile region.

Al Jazeera

Sudanese and foreigners escape deadly conflict

Al Jazeera

Rohingya, Yemeni, Syrian refugees plead for help

Al Jazeera

Supplies are running out at Sudan’s hospitals

In El Fasher, in North Darfur, only one hospital remains functional, with bomb damage, power cuts and only weeks until lifesaving equipment and drugs run out.

Guardian

Food prices falling globally, but not on kitchen tables

On global markets, the prices of grains, vegetable oil, dairy and other agricultural commodities have fallen steadily. But the relief hasn’t made it to the real world of shopkeepers, street vendors and families.

Associated Press

Tunisia rounds up nearly 400 migrants at sea

Authorities in Tunisia have intercepted migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy and have stopped 372 people in just 14 hours using speedboats.

Associated Press

Mexico’s thirst for water lays bare inequalities

Climate change, chaotic urban growth and inefficient infrastructure have strained Mexico’s water supplies, pushing the Cutzamala System’s stores to their lowest level in 27 years.

Reuters

Climate change worsened East Africa drought

The ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change, which also made it much likelier to occur in the first place, an international team of climate scientists concluded.

NBCNews.com

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Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Femicides in Peru reveal ‘crisis’ of violence

In Peru, a country of 33 million, six out of ten women have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, and rates of femicide — broadly defined as the intentional, gender-motivated murder of women — are soaring.

Al Jazeera

Women risk exploitation to find gold in Senegal

Deutsche Welle

UN condemns Taliban crackdown on women

The UN has unanimously condemned a ban by the Taliban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, calling on Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” a crackdown on the rights of women and girls.

Al Jazeera

Fighting flares up in Sudan despite ceasefire

Fighting is continuing in parts of Sudan despite a 72-hour ceasefire largely holding. There is no fuel and a lack of doctors, and people are struggling to access food and money.

BBC

Violence in Sudan and the West’s dilemma

Deutsche Welle

Is Sudan heading towards a new civil war?

France 24

Second Ughyur dies in Thai detention center

Human rights organizations urged Thailand to improve conditions in its immigration detention facilities after a second asylum seeker from China’s Muslim Uyghur minority died in custody.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Sri Lankans take a stand for LGBTQ+ rights

Sri Lankan activists are fighting for the decriminalization of same-sex relationships. LGBTQ+ people have reported being subject to violence, forced marriages, and so-called medical examinations in the island nation.

Deutsche Welle

Mexico agency slams 10 states for anti-HIV law

Mexico’s rights commission called on 10 states to get rid of old laws that ban marriage between people with “chronic, incurable, hereditary or contagious diseases,” saying that could discriminate against the HIV-positive.

Associated Press

Anti-Indigenous bill targets uncontacted people

About 25 isolated Indigenous groups - an increasing rarity around the world - live in Peru’s Amazon rainforest, but a draft law could strip them of rights over their land.

Context

Nearly 2M risk losing citizenship in NE India

Nearly 2 million people in the northeast state of Assam could be stripped of their citizenship if they are unable to prove they are Indian.

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ride-hailing apps have a gender problem

The taxi industry is one of the most gender-skewed professions in the world. But women are fighting back. In Nairobi, female drivers who work for An Nisa only pick up women, and out-earn their biggest competitors.

Context

Women left behind in increasingly digital world

9 out of 10 young women and teenage girls in the world’s poorest countries have no access to the internet, a recent UNICEF report says.

Al Jazeera

GLOBAL HEALTH

New malaria vaccine approved in two countries

Ghana and Nigeria both approved a new malaria vaccine this month — an important step in the fight against a disease that kills more than 600,000 people annually.

NBCNews.com

Malaria kills an African child every 60 seconds

France 24

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Thomas Triomphe):

Vaccine innovation is a critical response to the climate crisis

Devex

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China’s mediation won’t solve Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Asia Times Online

Editorial:

The Guardian view on Sudan’s ceasefire: the fear is what may follow

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Syrian refugee aims for Paralympic glory

Adnan Al Mousa Alfermli was wounded as a teenager by a sniper in the civil war in Syria and now uses a wheelchair. The 25-year-old, who now lives in Spain, is training for his ultimate goal of taking home a gold medal.

Deutsche Welle

Elderly man opens free cafe in Kharkiv, Ukraine

When Fuminori Tsuchiko arrived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv last year, he said he wanted to do anything he could to help people following Russia’s invasion.

Reuters

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

WFP adds hot meals to Venezuela operations

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with the Government of Venezuela to begin operations to provide the most vulnerable children in the South American country with nutritious school meals.

UN News

NGO prints 3D limbs for Uruguayans in need

The Uruguayan Manos de Héroes foundation designs and prints prosthetic hands and arms with 3D technology for children and adults across the South American country.

ABC News

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Sri Lanka seeks to reduce overall debt by $17B

Sri Lanka’s president urged lawmakers to approve a four-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) program to reduce the country’s debt by $17 billion through restructuring.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

S. Africa power cuts slow shift to green energy

South Africa may delay shutting down many of its coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, a move that could stem a crisis of daily electricity blackouts but would slow a shift to greener energy sources.

Associated Press

Brazil’s Indigenous march for climate action

Thousands of indigenous Brazilians march in downtown Brasilia. For their 19th annual gathering under the slogan "Terra Livre” (free land), they call on their government to take action on climate change.

France 24

Satellite maps warming impact on glaciers

Europe‘s Cryosat spacecraft tracked the 200,000 or so glaciers on Earth and found they have lost 2,720 billion tonnes of ice in 10 years due to climate change. That’s equivalent to losing 2% of their bulk in a decade.

BBC

Columbia makes transition toward eco-tourism

Columbia’s Department of Casanare, historically dependent on oil exploitation, is now promoting sustainable tourism and the protection of its rich biodiversity.

Deutsche Welle

Photo of the Day

A young man takes a well-earned break at the end of a long morning of sales at Thewet fish market in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Randy Adams) Photo used under CC BY

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