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In Yemen, war at home and in the region drives up prices | Humanitarian Crises News

In Yemen, war at home and in the region drives up prices | Humanitarian Crises News

Published by Sam Flores

Sanaa, Yemen – Ahmed Yahya, 28, fills his taxi with 10 litres of petrol as he begins his workday early in the morning. “I feed my taxi with fuel first so that it can help feed my family,” Yahya, a taxi driver, said as he wiped the dust from his front window at a petrol station on the outskirts of Sanaa. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Up until earlier this week, Yahya used to pay 4,750 Yemeni riyals, the equivalent of roughly $8.90 in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The price had remained unchanged for about four years in territory under the rebel group’s control – including the capital Sanaa. But then, on Monday, the Houthis announced a roughly 10 percent increase in the price of petrol, up to 5,250 Yemeni Riyals ($9.80). After years of economic misery, Yahya described the price hike as another “painful surprise to an already devastated people”. The Houthi-run Yemen Petroleum Company said the diesel and petrol price increase was the result of a “global increase in fuel …

Sudan aid networks at risk of collapse, UN agencies warn | Sudan war News

Sudan aid networks at risk of collapse, UN agencies warn | Sudan war News

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Without immediate donations, shelter and aid relief supplies could be depleted by the end of the month, says IOM, as civilians continue to bear the brunt of attacks. Published On 14 Sep 202614 Sep 2026 Sudan’s aid network is at risk of collapse, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned. Ongoing fighting, heavy rains, and continued displacement threaten to bring an “imminent end” to Sudan’s emergency relief supply via the IOM’s Common Humanitarian Pipeline, the agency said on Monday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted in April 2023 has killed more than 200,000 people, aid workers estimate, and created the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. But amid a sharp cutback in global aid funding, resources are stretched. “The entire humanitarian system could collapse within weeks if we don’t act now. Without new funding, we won’t be able to get help where it’s needed most,” said Amy Pope, IOM’s director general in a …

Israel working to eliminate Palestinian presence from West Bank, NGO warns | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel working to eliminate Palestinian presence from West Bank, NGO warns | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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Israeli human rights group B’Tselem details five mechanisms used by Israel to dismantle Palestinian collective life. Israel is executing a systematic and accelerated campaign to dismantle “Palestinian collective life” and establish permanent Jewish-Israeli sovereignty across the occupied West Bank, an Israeli human rights group has warned. The “Elimination Project”, published on Monday by B’Tselem, details several tactics used by the Israeli government to help it achieve its overall objective of “erasing the Palestinian presence” from the occupied West Bank. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The report argues that while Israeli policies have been rooted in a long-term settler colonial framework, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has entered an accelerated phase of this objective since late 2022, particularly after the Hamas-led October 2023 attack on southern Israel. “What Palestinians are living through in the West Bank is not a series of separate incidents. It is a single political project that reaches into every part of life,” said B’Tselem executive director Yuli Novak. The report outlines five interconnected mechanisms Israel uses to advance …

Climate hazards disrupted school for 1 in 10 students in 2025: UNICEF | Climate Crisis News

Climate hazards disrupted school for 1 in 10 students in 2025: UNICEF | Climate Crisis News

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More than 171 million students affected globally with girls disproportionately impacted. Published On 10 Sep 202610 Sep 2026 One in 10 students from pre-primary to upper secondary globally had their education interrupted by climate hazards last year, according to a new report by the United Nations children’s agency. Analysing data from 106 countries and territories, UNICEF’s report on Thursday said more than 171 million students were affected globally, with girls disproportionately affected. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The report, titled, Learning Interrupted: Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2025, found that storms, floods, heatwaves, droughts and wildfires disrupted education through school closures, damaged facilities, reduced teaching time, lower attendance and an increased risk of dropping out. “For millions of children, climate hazards do not just disrupt classes; they also destroy their schools, uproot their families and deprive the most vulnerable,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. The UN agency said 75 percent of the children affected live in low- and lower-middle-income countries, where education systems often lack the resources needed to …

‘Gone in a blink’: Nepal floods sweep away Indian workers who built hotels | Floods

‘Gone in a blink’: Nepal floods sweep away Indian workers who built hotels | Floods

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Bettiah, India – Neyaz Miya was adjusting a kitchen handle. Mehadi Hassan was fixing a bracket for a bed. They were at different construction sites – Miya in a half‑constructed home, a little higher up the hill, while Hassan was on the ground floor of Ganesh Hotel, closer to the Trishuli River that flowed through Syafrubesi, a bustling market town near the Nepal‑Tibet border, now wiped off the map by the August 26 flash floods. More than 1,200 bodies have been recovered since then, at least 4,000 people remain missing, and more than 13,000 have been rescued. “First came the terrifying loud sound. Then the ground trembled, and dark clouds descended upon us,” recalls 34‑year‑old Miya, who ran further up the hill with his phone and slippers that morning, five or six others running alongside him. Hassan, lower on the slope, did not wait to reach for his slippers or his phone. He just ran, climbing a narrow, stair‑like path, up the hill, stopping only when he reached roughly 60 metres (200ft) above the road. At …

Cluster munitions kill, wound over 1,000 globally in 2025 | Human Rights News

Cluster munitions kill, wound over 1,000 globally in 2025 | Human Rights News

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The 1,063 global casualties in 2025 one of the highest annual tolls on record, a report has found. Published On 9 Sep 20269 Sep 2026 Cluster munitions have killed or injured at least 1,063 people in 2025, one of the highest annual tolls on record, according to a report produced by a global network of researchers. Most casualties were civilians, including at least 34 children, the Cluster Munition Coalition’s annual report said on Tuesday. Deaths and injuries were recorded in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Myanmar, Russia, Syria and Ukraine. Ukraine had the highest number of recorded casualties for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, accounting for 87 percent of the global total. The actual number is likely higher as many casualties go unreported, the report said. The highest toll was recorded in 2022, 1,172, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine that year. Cluster munitions consist of small compartments that disperse small explosives indiscriminately, posing significant danger to civilian populations. Explosives can remain undetonated long after they are dispersed. Adopted during the Oslo Process, the …

UK bans goods from Israeli West Bank settlements: What that really means | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UK bans goods from Israeli West Bank settlements: What that really means | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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The United Kingdom has announced a ban on the import of all goods produced by illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in the country’s most significant policy since London’s historic recognition of Palestinian statehood last year. In a speech to Parliament, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused Israel of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” in Palestine and affirmed that it is official UK policy that the Israeli settlements rapidly expanding across the occupied West Bank are “unlawful”. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list He said he did not believe “the British people want us supporting the occupation by accepting products from settlements in our shops”. Miliband also announced tougher new restrictions on arms sales to Israel. Israel announced four “counter measures”, including banning 12 British MPs from entering Israel and closing the British consulate in Jerusalem, following his speech. The UK’s trade ban on goods from illegal settlements comes amid an intensifying wave of Israeli settler pogroms on Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank and controversial settlement expansions that have prompted …

Sudan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, MSF warns | Health News

Sudan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, MSF warns | Health News

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More than a third of Sudan’s health facilities are nonoperational as aid cuts deepen humanitarian crisis, medical charity says. Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026 War-torn Sudan’s healthcare system is facing a deep crisis as international aid funding has dwindled, cutting millions off from essential services, Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has warned. The medical charity said on Tuesday that a greater number of patients are being pushed towards a shrinking number of facilities, even as certain regions have seen intensifying violence and displacement with the country’s war escalating. Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of list It urged governments at the United Nations General Assembly, which is currently convening, to protect health funding and provide stopgap financing for facilities at risk of closing. About 37 percent of Sudan’s health facilities are out of service and the UN’s response plan for the country is only 41 percent funded, MSF said, with some 19.5 million people facing crisis levels of hunger earlier this year. Mohammad Ibrahim, head of MSF in Sudan, …

Sudan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, MSF warns | Health News

Sudan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, MSF warns | Health News

Published by Sam Flores

More than a third of Sudan’s health facilities are nonoperational as aid cuts deepen humanitarian crisis, medical charity says. Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026 War-torn Sudan’s healthcare system is facing a deep crisis as international aid funding has dwindled, cutting millions off from essential services, Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has warned. The medical charity said on Tuesday that a greater number of patients are being pushed towards a shrinking number of facilities, even as certain regions have seen intensifying violence and displacement with the country’s war escalating. Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of list It urged governments at the United Nations General Assembly, which is currently convening, to protect health funding and provide stopgap financing for facilities at risk of closing. About 37 percent of Sudan’s health facilities are out of service and the UN’s response plan for the country is only 41 percent funded, MSF said, with some 19.5 million people facing crisis levels of hunger earlier this year. Mohammad Ibrahim, head of MSF in Sudan, …