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Internet shutdowns shatter dreams, endanger lives

From Belarus to Bangladesh, authorities in 29 countries shut down or interfered with the internet at least 155 times in 2020. On a day-to-day basis, this prevented millions of people from working, studying, and communicating to their full potential. At its most extreme, this crippled access to

Sow soy and harvest conflict? The case of land occupation in Brazil

Stefano Falcone The modernisation of the agricultural sector can be an important driver of development, decreasing the amount of labour necessary for farming while pushing farmers to relocate in industry. But why would farmers voluntarily renounce their land and look for factory jobs? Since Smith

Inside Crimea’s slow-burn water crisis

David Axelrod Since the end of August, timetables for water supply have been introduced in Simferopol and Bakhchysarai. Authorities restricted water supply in three steps. Water shortages in the Russian-occupied peninsula are getting worse – and a real solution is not yet in sight. “We h

UN agencies warn of acute food insecurity surging in the Central Sahel

Three UN agencies are calling for greater stabilization efforts and assistance to the most vulnerable in Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger by bridging the gap between humanitarian and development interventions, appealing to an International Humanitarian Ministerial Roundtable in Copenhagen on the Cen

Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as

Over 21,000 People Killed Since UN Global Ceasefire Resolution 90 days ago

The UN Secretary-General issued his first call for a global ceasefire in March amid COVID pandemic, yet early signs of progress have since stalled, as armed groups have continued or even increased fighting At least 21,347 people have been killed in conflict, including more than 5,800 civilian adults

The international humanitarian response to COVID-19

Fiona Tarpey The global COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis unprecedented in its scale and scope, with particularly dire impacts in fragile and conflict settings. The crisis has also highlighted the critical role of local and frontline humanitarian responders. Yet, the international system has been slow t

To answer global protests, tackle new inequalities — UN report

The new UN report on Human Development is a stark warning on the growing new inequalities that can push countries and societies into an abyss. There is an urgent need to address the inequalities now. The demonstrations sweeping across the world today signal that, despite unprecedented progress again

This Turkish chef is fighting climate change with the help of Syrian refugees

Jennifer Hattam By tapping traditional knowledge, Ebru Baybara Demir is helping make farming in southeastern Turkey more resilient to climate change. November 22, 2019 — From her office window in Mardin, a city in southeastern Turkey, chef Ebru Baybara Demir gazes out over the arid plains of upper

Climate refugees: why we can't yet predict where millions of displaced people will go

Derek Groen, Brunel University London and Diana Suleimenova, Brunel University London In the near future, global warming is expected to create millions of climate refugees, and individuals and organisations are already searching for ways to help them. Some ideas are obvious, such as improving condit

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