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According to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) published Thursday, 10,200 hectares were under opium cultivation this year, compared to 12,800 hectares in…
“We are deeply alarmed by increasing reports of serious violations against civilians,” Haq said, citing accounts of “executions, sexual violence, humiliation, extortion and attacks” following the capture of El Fasher,…
Relations between the neighboring countries remain deeply affected by the war in Sudan, where the national army and its former allies, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been fighting for…
According to UN-backed hunger experts, more than half the population – or around 7.56 million people – will face “crisis or even more severe levels of hunger” between April and…
Estimates indicate that one in five children under the age of three have not received any doses or been vaccinated because of the war, putting them at risk of outbreaks…
It sounds like science fiction, even magic: the ability to communicate, control a computer, or move a robotic limb through the power of thought. However, not only is it possible,…
Hit hard by Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica asked for help and Belgium, through B-FAST, quickly responded to the call, providing several hundred generators to support the Jamaican population in this urgent…
Three decades after a historic summit in Copenhagen, leaders in the Qatari capital warned that inequality remains high, climate shocks are intensifying and almost two billion people still lack social…
“Many of these attacks are linked to attempts by Palestinians to harvest their olives,” he said in a statement Tuesday. “Palestinians were killed and injured. Their homes and property were…
The vast Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC), filled with delegations, students, civil society groups and policymakers from around the world, reflects the magnitude of the moment. Nearly 14,000 participants are…
