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Number of Internally Displaced People Worldwide Hits Record High
"It is really a mind-boggling figure," NRC chief Jan Egeland told reporters in Geneva.
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Key Grain Silos in Famine Threatened Yemen Come Under Fire: UN
Grain silos outside the port of Hodeida that are vital to U.N. plans to feed millions of Yemenis at risk...
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Europe Feels Powerless as US Faces Off Against Iran
European powers find themselves powerless to head off a looming clash between the United States and Iran, with no influence...
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Experts Warn Bolsonaro’s Gun Decree Will Fuel Deadly Violence
Experts warned the loosening of restrictions would fuel gun violence in a country which already has one of the highest...
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‘Shockingly Inadequate’ Response: How US Government Has Failed Puerto Rico
Irwin Redlener, one of the nation's leading disaster relief experts, told The Globe Post that the Trump administration's response to...
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Famine on The Rise in Near East And North Africa: UN Food Agency
Countries most affected include Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, whose ongoing four-year war has killed tens of thousands of...
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Iran Suspends Nuclear Deal Curbs in Push For Relief From US Sanctions
Iran said it had stopped respecting limits on its nuclear activities agreed under a 2015 deal with major powers until...
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South Africa: Struggling 25 Years After Apartheid
With elections upcoming, South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries and is held back by corruption and crime...
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US Climate Skeptics Send Shivers Through Arctic Cooperation
For the first time in over two decades, member states of the Arctic Council failed to agree on a final...
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Israelis, Palestinians Welcome Truce But Fear More Violence
Following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, civilians in Gaza and Israel said they fear violence will resume without a...
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Ex-Goldman Banker Extradited to US Over Multi-Billion-Dollar Scandal
A former Goldman Sachs banker has been extradited from Malaysia to the United States to face charges linked to the...
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‘Transformative Change’ Necessary to Prevent Mass Extinction: Major UN Report
A landmark UN report found humans are causing a rapid acceleration in species loss that could ultimately threaten civilization and...
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Ukraine: a Puzzling Leader in Women’s Reproductive Rights
An unlikely state has seemingly emerged as the global leader in women’s sexual and reproductive autonomy - Ukraine.
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Grim Outlook for Undocumented Women and Children in Iraq [Report]
About 45,000 children are currently lacking Iraqi-recognized civil identification that bars them from accessing basic rights.
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Cash-Strapped Tripoli Residents Grim as Ramadan Looms
Shoppers throng Tripoli's Souk al-Hout market but their mood is sombre as Libya's capital is again hit by violence and...
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Assange UK Bail Sentence ‘Disproportionate:’ UN Experts
The 50-week jail sentence given to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for breaching a British court's bail conditions seven years ago...
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Benin Troops Maintain Tight Clampdown After Post-Election Violence
Soldiers firing automatic rifles on Thursday broke up hundreds of protestors demonstrating against controversial parliamentary polls, inflicting casualties, an eye-witness...
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Sudan Protesters Mass as Standoff with Military Drags On
Crowds of Sudanese demonstrators began converging outside the army headquarters in Khartoum Thursday for a "million-strong" march to press for...
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Eight Migrants Die Under ‘Inhumane Conditions’ in Yemen: UN
Eight Africa migrants have died in makeshift camps in war-hit Yemen, the U.N. said Thursday, warning thousands were living under...
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With Surge in Right-Wing Violence, US Muslims Prepare for the Worst Ahead of Ramadan
As Muslims across the United States prepare to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, mosques have been taking measures to...
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