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Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurity, say UN officialsThe UN is in a race against time to get food supplies to Sudanese refugees crossing the border into Chad befo…
UN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting married each yearThe number of child marriages is declining worldwide, but at too slow a pace for any hope of eliminating the practice this centur…
Religious laws are increasingly being used to silence civil society and human rights groups, say activistsSix Libyans are facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity and proselytising under laws increasingly being used to silence civil soci…
Access to PCV jabs in South Sudan, Somalia, Guinea and Chad ‘could save 40,000 children a year’Delays in rolling out a vaccine against childhood pneumonia in four of the world’s poorest countries have been blamed for thousands of unnecessary deaths.Sou…
Even stories on cost of living leave journalists facing assault, threats and arrest under Digital Security ActFour weeks ago, a reporter in Bangladesh was hauled from his office, badly beaten – and then thrown from the roof of his building, leaving him…
In wake of children’s cough syrup scandal, an expert says regulatory system is ‘grossly understaffed and underfunctional’About 3% of drugs routinely taken by Indians for ailments such as hypertension, bacterial infections and allergies are “substandard…
More than 300 barriers were taken down last year, boosting the health of waterways and the wildlife they support, say expertsA record number of river barriers, including dams and weirs, were removed across Europe in 2022, with at least 325 taken down i…
Assad forces said to be in partnership with networks stripping exiles of their property and leaving them nothing to return toIt was through an unexpected phone call from a police officer, telling him he was summoned to court in Damascus, that Abdullah*…
Hundreds of dead birds found in past three weeks as conservationists call for international funding to help stop the disease spreading on migration routesAn outbreak of avian influenza in seabirds in the Gambia could affect vast numbers of birds migrat…
Under Guardianship, broadcast during Ramadan, highlights the issues faced by women and children after the death of a fatherTwo Egyptian MPs have called for a review of the country’s guardianship law, prompted by the success of a TV drama broadcast duri…