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At least three-fourths of Africans cannot afford a healthy diet, and a fifth are undernourished due to an “unprecedented food crisis,” United Nations agencies said in a report released Thursday with the African Union Commission. The continent’s 1.4 billion people…

After securing the support of other Eastern European countries, Azerbaijan is going to host next year’s climate change summit of the United Nations (COP 29). The hosts of the UN climate change summit are usually announced several years in advance,…

On the occasion of the International Volunteer Day, the International Non-Violence Organization ( Freemuslim) called on Saturday to intensify volunteer efforts that contribute to serving humanity. The organization said in a statement, received by Shia Waves Agency, that: “Humanitarian volunteer…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned of the escalating threat to food security across East Africa due to persistent heavy rains. The UN body attributes the catastrophe to the extremes of climate change – from no…

European Union negotiators settled a deal Friday on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity. The…

December 9th has been designated by the UN as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. This day is remembered while Hazara Shiites in Afghanistan…

The forced labour of Uyghurs in China is continuing, including in Chinese companies selling apparel to big-name brands in Europe, a study commissioned by a group of EU lawmakers said on Wednesday, December 6. “A substantial volume of apparel tainted…

Denmark passed legislation on Thursday effectively criminalizing Islamophobic Quran-burning protests on the grounds of “inappropriate treatment of writings with significant importance for a recognized religious community.” Following a heated debate among lawmakers, the bill was passed with 94 votes in…

The Somali National Army (SNA) on Sunday morning killed 60 al-Shabab militants and wounded several others in a joint operation near Halgan town in central Somalia, the government said. The operation targeted members of the Sunni Extremist terrorist group and…

The death toll from flood-related incidences has risen to 136 in Kenay as ensuing waters have wiped towns off the map, Africa News reported. According to the National El Nino Emergency and Disaster Response Command Centre, the number of households…