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14 August 2025, 08:15
Possible ways to mitigate the risk include armouring the coastline and building breakwaters to relocating the monuments.
14 August 2025, 08:15
The plan, called 'Sovereign Brazil', will include credit for businesses that rely on exports.
14 August 2025, 08:15
Critics argue President Trump has overstepped his constitutional authority by slashing congressionally approved aid.
14 August 2025, 08:15
Ukraine and European allies are anxious about upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. 
14 August 2025, 08:15
The amnesty law has faced condemnation from UN experts and human rights groups for denying justice to abuse survivors.
14 August 2025, 08:15

Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the “deeply alarming” recent violence in Syria’s Sweida region who need food and other basics to survive, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.

Read the full story, “Syria: UNICEF calls for safe access to children in Sweida as needs mount”, on globalissues.org

14 August 2025, 08:15

Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.

Read the full story, “How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud”, on globalissues.org

14 August 2025, 08:15

Saido, a Somali refugee, started playing basketball when she entered the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Basketball was, for her, a way to access community and confidence.

Read the full story, “Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport”, on globalissues.org

14 August 2025, 08:15

UN human rights chief Volker Türk has expressed outrage over Monday’s deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year.

Read the full story, “‘Only hunger and bombs’ for besieged civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher”, on globalissues.org

14 August 2025, 08:15

At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.

Read the full story, “Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief”, on globalissues.org