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A Global Movement for Nutrition Is Needed Now More than Ever
In my more than 30 years with the United Nations, I’ve seen enormous change, collaboration and progress towards improving human...
Read moreClimate Justice Denied by Delays
Opinions have been divided over the annual UN climate conferences. While some see COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as confirming their...
Read moreDay Laborers, Trapped in a Complex War Between M25 Rebels and the DRC, Return Home
Fulgence Ndayizeye, a Burundian bicycle taxi driver who used to cross the Congolese-Burundian border every day to support his family,...
Read moreSindh People’s Housing Redefines Post-Disaster Adaptation Success
Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees ensures that those most vulnerable to climate change, including women-headed households, widows, and elderly...
Read moreSindh People’s Housing Redefines Post-Disaster Adaptation Success
Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees ensures that those most vulnerable to climate change, including women-headed households, widows, and elderly...
Read moreRefugees Forced to Fill Gaps as Funding, Power and Legal Recognition Move Out of Reach
A new global synthesis report and refugee voices from East Africa and the Middle East warn that reductions in humanitarian...
Read moreMillions at Risk in 2026 as Aid Budgets Hit Historic Lows
2025 has been an especially turbulent year for humanitarian aid operations as global aid budgets have experienced record declines in...
Read moreFunding for Human Rights Organizations – including at the Grassroots Level – have Been Slashed Worldwide
Volker Türk is UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Read moreRefugees Forced to Fill Gaps as Funding, Power and Legal Recognition Move Out of Reach
A new global synthesis report and refugee voices from East Africa and the Middle East warn that reductions in humanitarian...
Read moreUN80 is Less a Reform Than a Survival Manual
Let’s just say the quiet part out loud: the UN is not reforming because it suddenly woke up one morning...
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Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across the U.S.
Trump has taken credit for reducing crime. But the decline began before his reelection—and experts say several factors could be...
Read moreMaps show ‘significant’ snow set to fall on Wales next week
The Met Office forecast for snow covers large parts of the country
Read moreHumanitarian Access Collapses as Yemen’s Political and Security Crisis Deepens
In recent weeks, Yemen’s humanitarian crisis has sharply worsened, as escalating food insecurity and brutal clashes between armed actors have...
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