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Eight Southern African countries—Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe—have launched a $35 million, three-year initiative to strengthen climate-resilient health systems, Reliefweb.com reported. Supported by the Pandemic Fund and WHO, the programme focuses on early warning systems,…

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) reported that 7.7 million people in South Sudan face crisis, emergency, or catastrophic levels of hunger, nearing record highs, Arab News reported. The northeastern Upper Nile State, a region experiencing escalating violence between forces…

Justice For All’s Save Uyghur Campaign has expressed its sincere appreciation to U.S. Lawmakers for their introduction of the bipartisan Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act, the organization’s website reported. This vital legislation seeks to establish essential pathways for Uyghurs and…

Kyrgyzstan has implemented a ban on the full-body niqab, which covers women’s bodies and faces, following a decree from President Sadyr Japarov in January, WION reported. The ban has now received support from the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan,…

Germany’s Federal Interior Ministry is proposing the introduction of civil defense lessons in schools to prepare students for potential crises and war situations, Anadolu Agency reported. The ministry has offered to provide experts and teaching materials to federal states responsible…

The Masjid Ali Bin Abi Talib, commonly known as Lakemba Mosque, has submitted a proposal to the Canterbury-Bankstown Council to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba, Iqna reported. The mosque seeks approval…

Poor countries have criticized wealthy nations for “backsliding” on climate commitments during negotiations at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) aimed at decarbonizing shipping over the next 25 years, The Guardian reported. The proposed deal includes a levy on ship emissions…

A burgeoning Muslim population in Young, New South Wales, has led to the construction of a new mosque, highlighting the community’s expansion and integration, Iqna reported. Located over 370 kilometers southwest of Sydney, Young has attracted hundreds of Muslim families…

World leaders should be ashamed of their neglect towards civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Guardian reported citing Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council. He criticized the “nationalistic winds” in the US and Europe…

The EU is being urged to focus on human rights during its first summit with Central Asian leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, The Guardian reported. The summit, hosted by Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand, will address…