Global Food Prices Climb to Highest Level Since 2022
The FAO food-price index rose sharply in August as extreme weather, conflict and shipping disruption placed renewed pressure on essential…
UN Endorses Equal-Area World Map to Correct Africa’s Distorted Scale
A United Nations decision supporting an equal-area world map challenges the distortions of the familiar Mercator projection, particularly its diminished…
European Governments Advance Controversial Migrant Return-Hub Plan
Five European countries are developing plans for return centres outside the EU, raising significant legal and human-rights questions.
WHO Medical Warehouse Struck in Kyiv Region
An attack hit a WHO warehouse holding humanitarian medical supplies near Kyiv, adding to concern over the protection of health…
The « Supersized » El Niño of 2026–2027: Risks, Readiness, and the Imperative for Early Action
Geneva Policy Forum — Policy Brief Prepared for: Geneva Policy Forum Date: September 2026 Subject: The intensifying 2026–2027 El Niño…
‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now
2 September 2026 Climate and Environment Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to…
Global Reaction and Consequences a documented account of the international response to the Gaza War
GLOBAL AFFAIRS · SPECIAL REPORTThe Israel-Hamas War:Global Reaction and ConsequencesA documented account of the international response to the Gaza War…
Four children killed as separate attacks in Gaza destroy aid supplies
28 August 2026 Peace and Security Israeli attacks killed four children and destroyed humanitarian aid supplies in what turned out…
Rising seas, rising stakes: What increasing sea levels mean to humanity
By Daniel Dickinson 29 August 2026 Climate and Environment The ocean is rising faster now than at any point in…
Emails Reveal U.S. Worked With Iran to Deport Iranians During 2025 Conflict
By: SAFIYAH RIDDLE Courtesy AP News Riddle is a national law enforcement reporter based in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES…
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks
© UNFPA Palestine A woman and two children walk near the city of Jenin in the West Bank. 14 August…
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter
© UNDP The Aral Sea in Central Asia has largely dried up. By Ana Costiniu, UNDP 15 August 2026 Climate…
Ukraine Says Eight Killed, At Least 39 Injured in Latest Wave of Russian Attacks
Ukraine : At least eight people have been killed and dozens more injured in a fresh wave of Russian attacks…
Yemen’s Houthis Launch New Ballistic Missile Attacks on al-Makha and Marib
The armed forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government have accused the Iran-aligned Houthi movement of launching another round of ballistic…
Trump Secretly Flown Out of NATO Summit in Turkey Amid Iranian Assassination Threat
President Donald Trump was secretly transported away from last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, using a catering truck and…
Russia and Ukraine have stepped up their aerial war. Civilians are paying the price
Source: CNN By Lauren Kent A rescuer worker walks through the rubble of a multi-story residential building damaged in a…
Pentagon revokes security clearance of former Air Force chief for disclosing « classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities »
August 7, 2026 / 11:31 PM Source : EDT / CBS/AP The Pentagon revoked former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank…
Russian Strikes Kill Four Near Kyiv as Zelensky Makes Landmark Visit to Serbia
Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026 Russian missile strikes killed four people, including a child, in the Kyiv region on Saturday,…
AFGHANISTAN IN CRISIS: UN WARNS OF ‘GENDER APARTHEID’ AND ESCALATING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY
GENEVA — Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan is sinking deeper into an unprecedented human rights and…
Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aid
© UNICEF A malnutrition check-up at a clinic in Herat, Afghanistan. « The poor are being priced out of the…