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DR Congo crisis forces refugees to swim for their lives to Burundi — Global Issues
“We’re pushed to our limits,” said Ayaki Ito, Director for Emergencies for the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. One mother was…
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What will the IMF and World Bank do in the latest economic crisis? | TV Shows
Global financial institutions meet as turmoil brings fears worldwide. Global financial turmoil tops the agenda as the International Monetary Fund…
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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds — Global Issues
That is the warning from a new report by the UN Spotlight Initiative, which finds that climate change is intensifying…
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Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day — Global Issues
The UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said on Tuesday that this marks the longest period without aid or commercial supplies…
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Theresa May on modern slavery and the crisis of global leadership | Slavery
The former UK prime minister on why modern slavery persists and what today’s leaders are getting wrong. Former United Kingdom…
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Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes — Global Issues
The earthquakes – which hit central Myanmar on 28 March – killed at least 3,700 people, injured 4,800 more and…
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Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising aid as Gaza’s hunger crisis worsens | Gaza News
Israel’s defence minister says blockade is a ‘pressure lever’ against Hamas and there are no plans to ease it. Hamas…
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Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle — Global Issues
More than 500,000 people are reported to have been newly displaced since 18 March, many of them uprooted multiple times…
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Haiti crisis could impact regional and global stability — Global Issues
As heavily armed gangs expand their control and public institutions are facing intense pressure, delivering humanitarian aid on the ground…
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Food Insecurity an Unprecedented Crisis Worldwide — Global Issues
Opinion by Danielle Nierenberg (baltimore, maryland) Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Inter Press Service BALTIMORE, Maryland, Apr 16 (IPS) – Last year,…
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