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The director general-elect of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) called for urgent solutions to address climate change and human mobility challenges because the world has entered “the era of climate migration.” Amy Pope said in a statement on Friday…

Nearly 1 million children in Mali will be subject to acute malnutrition by the end of the year without life-saving humanitarian aid as 200,000 face the dire prospect of death by starvation, the UN warned Friday. About one in four…

The British Home Office has kept more than a hundred unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels in recent weeks. The UK Supreme Court has declared the action illegal, while Human rights organizations have condemned such long-term detention in hotels. According to…

A group of researchers in America published the results of their research on the impact of tablets and smart phones on children’s development on Monday, August 21. These scientists have found that continuous use of such devices for more than…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has stressed that the phenomenon of global terrorism is still a blatant challenge to humanity and a threat to millions of people, an issue which requires a comprehensive campaign to combat. The organization released…

Residents of Manchester showed up at the Bowler’s Exhibition Centre in Trafford for Europe’s largest halal food festival. With over 150 vendors on hand, visitors were spoilt for choice for the festival celebrating halal food and lifestyle. Organisers have estimated…

Armed gunmen killed at least 23 people and wounded 12 in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Sunday. Sidi Mohamed El Bechir, governor of the Bandiagara region where the attack took place, said unidentified men killed…

The world is likely to face major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target, the president of the UN’s desertification conference has warned. According to Alain-Richard Donwahi, the problems of rising temperatures, heatwaves and more…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that most children in South Asian countries, including Afghanistan, are exposed to extreme heat. On Monday, August 7, UNICEF’s South Asia Department announced that about 460 million children in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives…

More than 450 homes have been destroyed in Sudan’s north due to heavy rains, the country’s official media reported. Medics and aid groups warned earlier that the rainy season, which began in June, could raise risk of malnutrition, vector-borne diseases…