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Children in conflict zones suffering record violence

A record number of children were subjected to acts of violence in conflict zones in 2024, with the number of incidents recorded rising by 25%, according to a U.N. report.

Guardian

Violence against Haitian children increases 500%

The Latin Times

Record 13M Africans displaced from homes

Nearly 13 million people have been uprooted from their homes in West and Central Africa. The U.N. Refugee Agency blames migration trends and conflict for creating a “perfect storm” of mass displacement.

Deutsche Welle

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World Refugee Day: 9 charts that explain displacement

Deutsche Welle

Cameroon becomes world’s most neglected displacement crisis

France 24

India deports thousands of suspect Muslims

Thousands of people, largely Muslims suspected of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, have been rounded up by police across India in recent weeks, according to human rights groups, and deported.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ugandan women rebuild their traumatized lives

Trafficked, exploited and abused as maids in the Gulf, Ugandan women are rebuilding their lives with help from an international charity.

Context

Belarus dissidents in exile pursued, threatened

Dissidents who have fled Alexander Lukashenko’s rule in Belarus have spoken of threats being made against them and their relatives at home.

BBC

Azerbaijan sentences 7 journalists to prison

A court in Azerbaijan convicted a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist and six others on multiple charges, handing down prison sentences up to nine years in prison, RFE/RL and local media reported.

Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Thousands of Afghans are fleeing Iran every day

Millions of Afghans have called Iran home for decades. But they have been leaving in large numbers since October 2023, when authorities announced a crackdown on foreigners who it said were in the country illegally.

Associated Press

Israel forces warn of a ‘prolonged war’ with Iran

Israel’s military has warned of a “prolonged war” with Iran as the conflict entered its second week with no sign of stopping.

Guardian

Iran’s dual nationals caught between Israeli bombs and family ties

Al Jazeera

UN nuclear chief warns of disaster if Israel hits Iran’s Bushehr plant

Al Jazeera

Syrian refugees face decision on going home

More than 14 million Syrian refugees fled their homeland during the country’s civil war. Since the collapse of Bashar al Assad’s regime, more than a million have started to return home. But for many, it remains a difficult decision.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Kenyan app uses AI to translate sign language

An AI-based app in Kenya is offering new ways for people who are deaf to communicate. TERP-360 translates speech and text into sign-language videos.

Deutsche Welle

Meet the bug that uses the stars to navigate

An Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass, according to a new study.

Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Pregnant women face HIV resurgence in Africa

As the withdrawal of U.S. funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus.

Guardian

Mercury poisoning in Amazon threatens health

Indigenous and riverine communities in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon have “chronic exposure” to mercury, according to a new study. Nearly 80% of the people tested had levels of mercury far above the safe limits.

Context

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GOOD NEWS

Women in Mauritania go zero waste for profit

A women’s cooperative in Mauritania is turning desert dates into soap, and they don’t let any of the byproducts go to waste. But can they make their business profitable?

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Food rations halved in African refugee camp

Each refugee in the Kakuma camp in Kenya now receives 6 pounds of rice per month, far below the 20 pounds recommended by the U.N. for optimal nutrition.

Associated Press

At least 35 killed in attack on Gaza aid seekers

At least 35 Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli fire while waiting for humanitarian aid near the Netzarim Corridor, in the central Gaza Strip, sources at al-Awda Hospital told Al Jazeera.

Al Jazeera

Controversial Gaza aid sites under increased scrutiny

MSNBC

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Modi’s scheme fails to quench India’s thirst

Despite spending billions of dollars, the Modi government has yet to deliver on its promise of drinking water for all rural India.

Context

India bleeds Pakistan dry: Water at ‘dead’ levels in Pakistan’s dams; bigger Indus river plans in the works

MSN

ENVIRONMENT

Pakistan heat putting outdoor workers at risk

Day laborers on construction sites in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, toil in the open, even as temperatures soar. The intense heat brings headaches, dizziness and dehydration, but staying home often means no pay.

Deutsche Welle

Nigerian communities will take Shell to court

Residents of two Nigerian communities who are taking legal action against Shell over oil pollution are set to take their cases to trial at the high court in 2027.

Guardian

Mangroves saving the Philippines’ coastline

The Philippines has touted aquaculture for decades to secure food as wild fisheries stocks decline, but the vast coastline farms have themselves been a significant driver of mangrove loss and degradation.

Context

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Indigenous Quechua children in Cuzco, Peru. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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