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Canary Islands Route Becomes Deadly Crossroads for Migrants: Over 5,000 Perish in First Half of 2024

Canary Islands Route Becomes Deadly Crossroads for Migrants: Over 5,000 Perish in First Half of 2024

A new report by Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras (Frontline Defenders) paints a grim picture for migrants attempting the perilous journey from North Africa to the Canary Islands, according to Anadolu Agency. The report, released on Wednesday, reveals that over 5,000…
Tajikistan plans to generate all its electricity from green energy sources by 2032

Tajikistan plans to generate all its electricity from green energy sources by 2032

In a major sustainable energy push, Tajikistan aims to generate all of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2032, President Emomali Rahmon announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the International Water Conference in the capital Dushanbe, Rahmon stated that…
WHO Report Blames Four Major Industries for 2.7 Million Deaths Annually in Europe

WHO Report Blames Four Major Industries for 2.7 Million Deaths Annually in Europe

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has accused four major industries – tobacco, ultra-processed foods (UPFs), fossil fuels, and alcohol – of obstructing public policies that could save lives, leading to at least 7,000 preventable deaths per…
Nearly 400M children worldwide experience psychological aggression, physical punishment at home: UNICEF

Nearly 400M children worldwide experience psychological aggression, physical punishment at home: UNICEF

According to new UNICEF estimates, nearly 400 million children under the age of 5—amounting to 6 in 10 children in that age group globally—regularly face psychological aggression or physical punishment at home. Out of these, approximately 330 million endure physical…
Conflicts Push Displacement, Immigration Trajectories as Refugees Continue to Perish En-Route

Conflicts Push Displacement, Immigration Trajectories as Refugees Continue to Perish En-Route

War and civil conflicts around the world are pushing displacement and migration trends to unprecedented levels, particularly in Asia and Africa. The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has hit more than 10 million as war drives about a…
Air pollution, other weather phenomena linked to millions of premature deaths, new study finds

Air pollution, other weather phenomena linked to millions of premature deaths, new study finds

Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, according to a new study released on Monday by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University. Weather phenomena like El…
UN to host largest global conference on rights of persons with disabilities

UN to host largest global conference on rights of persons with disabilities

The United Nations is hosting the largest global meeting focused on the rights of persons with disabilities today, Tuesday, known as the 17th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, or COSP17. The…
Armed Conflicts Reach Record Levels Globally in 2023

Armed Conflicts Reach Record Levels Globally in 2023

A new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) has revealed that global conflict levels have reached their highest point since the end of the Cold War, said reliefweb. The data shows that 2023 saw a record number of…
Thousands of migrants stranded in rural olive groves near central Tunisian coastline, IOM says

Thousands of migrants stranded in rural olive groves near central Tunisian coastline, IOM says

According to the Arab News agency, the UN’s International Organization for Migration estimates that between 15,000 and 20,000 migrants are currently stranded in rural olive groves near Tunisia’s central coastline. This situation has arisen due to anti-migration policies promoted both…
Somali Government Forces Kill Nearly 50 Al-Shabab Militants, Sustain 5 Deaths

Somali Government Forces Kill Nearly 50 Al-Shabab Militants, Sustain 5 Deaths

In a clash with Islamist militant group Al-Shabab, Somali government forces reported killing 47 fighters on Saturday, about 350 kilometers north of the capital Mogadishu. However, the government also lost 5 of its own soldiers in the battle, Arab News…
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