Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds Only a third of...
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Sudan conflict ‘like planning for the apocalypse’, say aid workers
At least 5.4 million people have been displaced by the fierce fighting that broke out in the country in April Humanitarian officials say the widening...
Unilever to make payments to Kenyan tea pickers over 2007 plantation attacks
UK law firm Leigh Day says money given to 77 workers for murders and rapes ‘sidesteps’ multinational’s responsibility over attack Unilever is to make payments...
Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned
World faces ‘malaria emergency’ from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate change African leaders have warned that the world is...
Tigray atrocities continuing almost a year after ceasefire, UN experts warn
Ethiopian government is failing to protect its citizens from ‘grave’ human rights abuses, amid rising violence and hate speech – report Human rights abuses are...
Mexican activists hail abortion ruling but warn of lack of access to care
Campaigners say many facilities and medical workers are likely to deny access since procedure is banned in many local jurisdictions Human rights activists in Mexico...
Sent home: how Kenyan’s dream of life as a UK care worker turned sour
Anthony Mbare found his tied visa put him at mercy of his bosses. He is one of thousands who have come to plug shortages in...
Hospital detentions for new mothers challenged in Ugandan court
Two cases to be heard this month could serve as legal precedent to outlaw the holding of patients against their will for unpaid bills Two...
Sewage technique cuts time to detect polio in half, study finds
Outbreaks may be addressed sooner by avoiding need for sending stool samples abroad Polio could be detected in wastewater in half the time using a...
‘Dire crisis for children’ in Sudan, aid groups warn as millions more go hungry
Up to 17,000 more children a day lack food, Save the Children say, as global indifference to humanitarian crisis condemned as ‘racist’ The past four...
