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As millions worldwide continue to go hungry, leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade organizations on Wednesday appealed for further urgent action to prevent the global food and nutrition crisis from worsening, media outlets reported. The heads of the…

Humanitarians are seeking $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people in Somalia this year, the UN and partners announced on Wednesday, together with the Federal and State authorities. They warn that famine is a strong possibility from April to…

More than 40 people have been killed in clashes between gunmen and vigilantes in Nigeria’s northern Katsina state, the latest violence ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections. Katsina state police spokesperson Gambo Isah said on Friday that an armed gang,…

Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed to stem the flow, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states in its new threat assessment report. Trafficking these products is…

The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Nderitu, on Thursday voiced concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, while urging the authorities to ensure counter-terrorism operations are conducted in line with international human rights and humanitarian…

Canada’s parliament has unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China, but are now facing pressure to return. The vote on Wednesday builds on a February 2021 move by Canadian lawmakers to label Beijing’s treatment…

The lack of graves for Muslims in Berlin has been an issue for decades, as more space is needed to accommodate more graves. The umbrella associations established by Muslims operating in Germany’s capital demanded that the Berlin state government must…

The World Hijab Day (WHD) was founded by New York native, Nazma Khan in February of 2013, celebrating the millions of Muslim women who wear the hijab around the world. Observed in February 1st every year, the day is all…

Forty percent of Nigerien children are not officially registered with the government after their birth due to the cost, time and travel required to do paperwork, according to a recent report. The Sahel state is the fastest-growing country in the…

On World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day marked on January 30th, WHO released a new progress report, entitled “Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023” highlighting the progress and challenges in delivering NTD care worldwide, against a backdrop of COVID-19-related…