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- An App to Improve Digital Literacy in Nepal
- Chile: New Anti-Terrorism Law Applied to Mapuche Youth
- Target Met Ahead of Schedule: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Reaches 86 Million Girls
- Asset Managers Reaping Huge Profits from Low-Income Countries
- Western Indian Ocean Region: Losses in the Ocean
- Somalia: U.S. airstrikes hit a record high
- India: Kerala State Declares End to Extreme Poverty
- Mozambique: Escalating Violence and a Humanitarian Crisis
- Billionaires’ combined net worth hits a record high
- Yemen: Separatists take control of the entire south
- Defense companies’ revenue reached a record high in 2024
- South Africa: Gender-Based Violence Declared a National Disaster
- Decline in the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- International Industry Summit: Toward a Greener, More Equitable World Through Industry
- WFP: 318 Million People at Risk of a Food Crisis
- The reality behind the so-called protests by Mexican Gen Z
- Mali: Fuel Shortage Worsens in the Capital
- Fossil Fuel Lobbyists’ Attendance at COP30 Hits Record High
- Australia Reaches Its First Treaty with Indigenous Peoples
- Iran: Tehran Faces Severe Water Shortage
- Norway: Sovereign wealth fund revises its ethical guidelines
- First Social Development Summit in 30 Years
- UN Security Council: Presents an Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
- UN adopts resolution calling for an end to the embargo on Cuba
- The Decline of Programs to Combat Violence Against Women
- Over 500,000 People Die Each Year From Extreme Heat
- Sudan: RSF Seizes Control of All States in Darfur
- 64% of Children in South Sudan Are Involved in Forced Labor and Related Activities
- The US$31 Trillion Debt Hindering Low- and Middle-Income Countries’ Development
- Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Are Surging
- ICJ Holds Public Hearings on the Right to Strike
- How Climate Finance Burdens Low-Income Countries
- Number of displaced people in the Sahel reaches 4 million
- Mekong Forests: Deforestation in Protected Areas Is Worsening
- Ecuador: Violent Mass Protests Drag On
- UAE Expands Bases Around the Red Sea
- Anti-Government Protests Continue in Madagascar
- Four Caribbean countries begin full freedom of movement for citizens
- Colombian mercenaries operating in conflict zones
- Central Sahel countries announce withdrawal from the International Criminal Court
- Fossil Fuel Production Expansion Plans at Odds with the Goals
- Israeli military attacks Yemeni newspaper
- Sri Lanka Suffers Under Imposed Austerity Measures
- People Killed for Defending Land and the Environment
- United Nations Releases Gender Snapshot
- Global military spending surges to a record $2.7 trillion
- The Carbon Credit System Under Scrutiny
- Botswana Sees Sharp Decline in Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
- UNHCR to cut 2026 budget by 20% as aid cutbacks worsen
- More Than 1 Billion People Suffer From Mental Health Issues
- African Union Endorses the Let’s Fix the Map Campaign
- Multidimensional Poverty in Mexico Has Declined Significantly
- Piracy Surges in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
- Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization Countries Agree to the Bogotá Declaration
- Conflict-related sexual violence surged in 2024
- Thailand: At a Crossroads on Accepting Foreign Workers
- Libya: Will Local Council Elections Lead to Democracy?
- Escalating Armed Conflict in Pakistan
- Timor-Leste certified as a malaria-free country
- Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates Near El Fasher, Sudan
- Third International Conference on Landlocked Countries Held
- El Salvador: Troubling Authoritarianism
- Off Yemen, Boat Carrying Migrants Capsizes Again
- UN Assessment of Food Systems: Global Hunger Disparities Revealed
- A Multigenerational Return to Benin
- Peru: 4 Tons of Mercury Seized, the Price of Illegal Gold Mining
- Nigeria: Record Levels of Hunger and Stalled Aid
- Renewable Energy: Toward Even Lower Costs
- French forces complete withdrawal from Senegal
- The Hague Group Announces Sanctions and Legal Action Against Israel
- Discrimination Against Women Still Remains in Japan’s Nationality Act
- Sandstorm Affects 330 Million People
- Bihar, India: Concerns Over Voter Re-Registration
- Malawi Suffers from Africa’s Worst Inflation
- Haiti: Criminal Gangs Control 90% of the Capital
- Romania: Will the appointment of the first Roma cabinet minister advance inclusion policies?
- 104 Companies Most Involved in Environmental Conflicts
- Vietnam: Death Penalty Abolished for Eight Crimes
- Anti-government protests spread across Kenya, prompting international concern over police violence
- Colombia: Historic Labor Reform Law Enacted
- Toward Restoring Relations Between Turkey and Armenia?
- Hopes for Approval of New HIV Drugs and Concerns About Supply Disparities
- UN: Funding Cuts Forcing Decisions on Who Lives and Who Dies
- Did the ruling party win all the seats in Burundi’s parliamentary elections?
- UN Ocean Conference Opens: Will Ocean Conservation Move Forward?
- There Are Still Over 100 Million Child Laborers
- Over 4 Million Flee Abroad as the Conflict in Sudan Drags On
- Anti-government protests spread across Panama
- Samoa Passes Marine Protection Law on an Unprecedented Scale Among Pacific Island Nations
- Disaster losses are 10 times higher than previous estimates
- Are Rohingya women in refugee camps being coerced into contraception?
- Brazil–Africa: South–South Cooperation in Agriculture
- India: A Blow to the Long-Running Anti-Government Movement?
- Global emergency: Tropical forest loss worst on record, driven mainly by fires
- Equatorial Guinea–Gabon: International Court of Justice Judgment on an Island Dispute
- Severe food crises and malnutrition have risen worldwide for six consecutive years
- Surge in attacks by armed groups in West Africa
- United Nations: Crisis Due to Funding Shortages
- Global Human Development Index growth hits a 35-year low
- WHO Issues New Report: Health Disparities Stem from Factors Beyond Healthcare
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