World News

February 15, 2019

Pope Francis highlights role of IFAD in ending global hunger and poverty

Pope Francis has highlighted the importance of rural development and the essential role played by the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development in achieving the first two Sustainable Development Goals of ending global hunger and poverty.
February 15, 2019

Aid organisations raise alarm at increased risks to Palestinian civilians

Palestinians, including children, have been left without international protection in one of the most volatile areas in the occupied Palestinian territory.
February 15, 2019

Christian Aid calls for action for displaced people across Africa

The African Union has declared 2019 the year of refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons.
February 14, 2019

ACLU challenges New Hampshire law targeting student voters

Some politicians are clearly terrified of the youth vote, says attorney with the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project.
February 13, 2019

Shell to face complicity charges in execution of protesters in Nigeria

The oil company is accused of instigating human rights violations committed by the Nigerian government against the Ogoni people in the 1990s.
February 13, 2019

UN experts challenge Belgium to confront its colonial past

Belgium must recognise the violence and injustice of its colonial past in order to tackle the root causes of present-day racism faced by people of African descent, says a group of UN human rights experts at the end of a visit to the country.
February 13, 2019

Journalists say US border agents questioned them about migrant coverage

The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed concern at reports that US Customs and Border Protection is harassing journalists or subjecting them to invasive questioning during secondary screening when they cross into the United States.
February 12, 2019

Global campaign against nuclear weapons launched

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are launching a global campaign against nuclear weapons.
February 12, 2019

Ebola cases spike in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The number of new Ebola cases spiked in January, from around 20 a week to more than 40.
February 11, 2019

Lutheran and Muslim organisations combine to build earthqake resilience and sustainable livelihoods in Nepal

Women in Nepal’s Langbu village have gained both privacy and dignity with the public bathing cubicles built collaboratively by the Lutheran World Federation Nepal and Islamic Relief Worldwide, following the earthquake of 2015.