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World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate action
- UN News
Nearly 16 million people in Syria need urgent humanitarian health support, the UN warned on Tuesday, as aid deliveries continue amid escalating needs, deadly explosive hazards and a severe funding shortfall.
Five humanitarians killed in ‘horrendous’ attack on aid convoy in Sudan
- UN News
An aid convoy carrying life-saving assistance for the famine-affected area of North Darfur, Sudan, was attacked on Monday night, killing five humanitarian workers, injuring many more and damaging critical humanitarian supplies.
As displacement surges in South Sudan, regional humanitarian crisis deepens
- UN News
Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have fled their homes, seeking safety either within the country or across borders, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges
- UN News
The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years amid the ongoing war in their homeland, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in an alert on Tuesday.
Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council
- UN News
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected on Tuesday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, with two-year terms beginning in January 2026.
Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
- UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed early Tuesday “trying to access paltry amounts of food” around a private aid hub in the south of the enclave run by the US and Israel.
The Africa Our Youth and Women Want
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Jun 03 (IPS) - History rarely remembers those who waited quietly. In Africa, it is those who dare to act, to resist, to lead, and to dream aloud who have shaped the continent’s most defining moments.
Can East Asia Show the Way?
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 03 (IPS) - With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation.
‘Despite Deep-rooted Prejudice Against Dalits, Encouraging Shifts Are Emerging among Young Urban People’
- Inter Press Service
Jun 02 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the challenges facing Nepal’s Dalit community with Rup Sunar, chairperson of the Dignity Initiative, a Kathmandu-based research and advocacy organisation working to dismantle caste-based discrimination.
Climate Justice Starts with a Bus Ride: A Lifeline for Delhi’s Waste Pickers
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jun 02 (IPS) - Every day, Delhi’s waste pickers walk three to four kilometers under the blazing sun, collecting and sorting the garbage that keeps India’s capital functioning. Their work is essential—yet largely invisible.
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