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- “World Food Crisis Report Warns of Serious Food Insecurity and Malnutrition”
- Uganda Facing the Crisis of Glacier Disappearance
- In 2025, the Number of Rohingya Refugee Deaths Crossing the Sea Reaches Record High
- “Democracy Defense Summit Held in Spain”
- The Possibility of Increased Antibiotic Resistance in Infectious Diseases Due to Drought
- Bilderberg Conference: The Unknown International Network
- Chagos Islands: Agreement on Return from the UK to Mauritius “Paused”
- Nigeria Records the Highest Fuel Price Increase in Africa
- Measles Surge in Bangladesh Reflects Global Resurgence
- Mozambique Fully Repays Debt to the IMF
- Brazil’s Electronic Payment System Gains Popularity, Clear Conflict with the U.S. Government
- The largest national census in the world will be conducted in India for the first time in 16 years.
- Rising Amidst Increasing Smoke Damage and Fire Hotspots in Southeast Asia
- The Organ Trafficking Industry in Pakistan
- Argentina: Large-scale Demonstrations Against Past Dictatorial Regimes
- Tensions Rise Between Eritrea and Ethiopia
- Costa Rica: Expansion of Illegal Gold Mining
- Trend of Slowing Improvement in Mortality Rates for Children Under 5
- 20% of Aquaculture and Fishery Products are Misrepresented, Calls for Strengthened Surveillance
- 88% of SDGs in the Asia-Pacific Region Expected to Remain Unachieved
- 1 in 4 Adults Worldwide May Lose Their Land
- Is the Goal to Halve Pesticide Risks by 2030 Impossible to Achieve?
- Explosion Weapon Injury Fatality Rate Found to be 40%
- The Escalating Drug Crisis in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Due to the decline in market prices, cocoa surplus is becoming serious in producing countries
- The population infected with trachoma reaches a record low.
- Sudan: “Characteristics of Genocide” Reported
- Achievements and Challenges of PFAS Regulation
- The Surge in the Use of Child Soldiers: Colombia
- Violence Against Civilians Increases in Nigeria
- Mongolian Glaciers: Decreasing at the Fastest Rate in History
- Global Average of Corruption Perception Index Reaches Lowest Point in 10 Years
- Haitian Provisional President Council Delegates Authority to Interim Prime Minister
- Malaysia: Ban on Electronic Waste Imports
- The Horn of Africa: Historical Drought and Expanding Humanitarian Crisis
- WHO: Establishing Global Standards for School Meals
- Drug Trafficking Route, Ecuador
- Large-scale fighting involving civilians unfolds in South Sudan
- Iraq: The Toxic Legacy of Fallujah
- The Global “Water Bankruptcy” Era
- Botswana: Production Reduction Due to Excess Diamond Inventory
- Far from Achieving Marine Conservation Goals
- Solutions to the Climate Crisis and the Responsibility of the Wealthy
- Bolivia: Protests over Fuel Subsidy Abolishment Conclude
- Southern Yemen Independence Organization Disbanded?
- Intensification of Community Conflicts in Gambela, Ethiopia
- The World Inequality Report Reveals the Widening Global Disparities
- Helsinki: A City with No Traffic Fatalities for Over a Year
- Ongoing Arctic Warming
- Algeria: Recognizing French Colonial Rule as a Crime
- 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
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