Global development Archives - Page 9 of 50 - 2020

Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’

TheWorldsNewsSeptember 11, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsSeptember 11, 20240

Report reveals how US Christians, Catholic schools and Islamists fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rights Extreme religious groups and political parties are targeting schools...

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Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds

TheWorldsNewsSeptember 10, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsSeptember 10, 20240

Latin America was the most deadly region in which to defend ecosystems from mining and deforestation, with Indigenous people among half the dead At least...

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DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak

TheWorldsNewsSeptember 7, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsSeptember 7, 20240

Jab not yet approved for children, who make up most cases, while officials warn millions more doses will be required The first donation of mpox...

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Two loggers shot dead with arrows in clash with Indigenous group in Peruvian Amazon

TheWorldsNewsSeptember 4, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsSeptember 4, 20240

Two more people missing and one injured after attack by ‘uncontacted’ Mashco Piro in rainforest At least two loggers have been shot dead with arrows,...

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More than 100 killed in attempt to escape DRC’s largest prison

TheWorldsNewsSeptember 3, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsSeptember 3, 20240

Democratic Republic of the Congo officials say 129 people died in failed jailbreak at Makala facility in Kinshasa More than 100 people were killed while...

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African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west

TheWorldsNewsSeptember 1, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsSeptember 1, 20240

Last week’s planned rollout of doses faces further delays as campaigners complain of greed and inequality None of the African countries affected by the outbreak...

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Five children a week killed or injured in Haiti’s gang warfare

TheWorldsNewsAugust 24, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsAugust 24, 20240

Analysis of UN data shows rising toll on children who are being caught in the crossfire, as well as recruited to kidnap, loot and murder,...

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African health officials call for solidarity not travel bans over mpox outbreak

TheWorldsNewsAugust 23, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsAugust 23, 20240

Head of Africa CDC Jean Kaseya urges international community to support rollout of testing and vaccinations African health officials have appealed to the international community...

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‘A revolution is building’: can young people force change across Africa?

TheWorldsNewsAugust 19, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsAugust 19, 20240

Africa has the youngest population of any continent, and recent protests in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda suggest growing youth disillusionment. Will they be able to...

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Failure to deal with mpox outbreak ‘is risk not just to Africa but whole world’

TheWorldsNewsAugust 17, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsAugust 17, 20240

Health leaders warn that global response to virus is test case for equity and preparation for future pandemics A failure to show solidarity with African...

Category : Global development

Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’

Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds

DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak

Two loggers shot dead with arrows in clash with Indigenous group in Peruvian Amazon

More than 100 killed in attempt to escape DRC’s largest prison

African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west

Five children a week killed or injured in Haiti’s gang warfare

African health officials call for solidarity not travel bans over mpox outbreak

‘A revolution is building’: can young people force change across Africa?

Failure to deal with mpox outbreak ‘is risk not just to Africa but whole world’

Scott Morrison sought advice to obstruct Nauru asylum seekers from accessing abortions, documents reveal

Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe shot at campaign event

Supreme court strikes down Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers

Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs

Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population

Russia claims it will begin talks with US...

Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment...

Green cards, cannabis and a strip club: JCB...

Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on...

China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five...

Supreme court strikes down Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers

Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs

Catholics now make up little more than half Brazil’s population

Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs

Home Office accused of ‘racist crackdown’ on Nigerians after denial of visit visa

UK should impose sanctions on Egypt over jailed activist, says Helena Kennedy

Supreme court strikes down Mexico’s lawsuit against US gunmakers

‘The US was our El Dorado’: Africans on Trump’s travel bans and taxes

Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US

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