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Death toll mounts in northern Piura region after torrential rain and floods lead to worst ever epidemicIn a stream of white, mourners walked behind an ivory-coloured, shoulder-borne coffin as neighbours, heads bowed and hands clasped, peered out of doo…
Orphanage run by Damas Gisimba and his brother became refuge from militias during genocide that killed 800,000 RwandansDamas Gisimba, who sheltered and saved the lives of hundreds of people during the Rwandan genocide, has died. He was 61.In 1994, Gisi…
UN and US halt food assistance in the country, where 20 million people rely on aid, in order to investigate ‘diversion’ of suppliesFood aid to Ethiopia has been suspended after the discovery that humanitarian supplies meant for people in need were bein…
North-west Syria regains access to radiotherapy for first time since Earthquake devastated the region but backlog means many remain in limboCross-border treatment for cancer patients from north-west Syria resumed this week after February’s earthquake h…
Report demands accountability for war crimes and singles out Russia for ‘mind-boggling’ targeting of hospitals in Ukraine Russian attacks on medical facilities in Ukraine made 2022 the most violent year in a decade for hospitals and health workers oper…
Trauma experienced by staff at Nairobi Facebook hub recognised in legal ruling that may have global implicationsMeta has been ordered to “provide proper medical, psychiatric and psychological care” to a group of moderators in Nairobi following a ruling…
Taxpayer’s money also going to companies found to be flouting human rights in Kenya and DRC, says Commons committeeThe UK government is under attack for investing taxpayers’ money in fossil fuel companies, a hospital in Kenya accused of imprisoning pat…
Barring public access to beaches and other sites is not a model for development. Transparency and engagement are neededWalk along a Caribbean beach, which may stretch for miles, and your stroll is guaranteed to be cut short by an angry hotel security g…
Analysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatlyA handful of global giants dominate the industrialisation of the Amazon rainforest, extracting tens of…
Chronic emergencies in Africa are being ignored while Ukraine dominates headlines and receives more funding, says NGOThe displacement of 2 million people in Burkina Faso has been named the world’s most neglected crisis, while the world’s attention and …