International
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Daily Battle for Water: A Capital Gasping with Thirst
Jun 18, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Residents of various areas in Kabul say they are facing significant difficulties in securing water due to the escalating water shortage. They note that they…
Food Security: ICRC Special Appeal: Moving from Relief to Resilience, Strengthening Food Security in Conflict
Jun 18, 2025
Climate Centre
The ICRC earlier this month published its special appeal 2025 for strengthened food security, saying that “[m]illions of people all over the world face the…
Sudan: Land Justice, Drought, and Desertification: How a Sudanese Town Is Standing up for Its Rights
Jun 17, 2025
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Sarah Burroughs
Dabanga
Recurrent droughts and the resulting desertification have considerable effects on agricultural productivity in Sudan, particularly in terms of reducing the water available for agricultural production,…
DRC/Uganda: Are Commercial Interests Driving Uganda’s Military Operations in DR Congo?
Jun 17, 2025
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Musinguzi Blanshe
Al Jazeera
The expansion of the Ugandan army’s area of operation reflects Kampala’s shifting priorities in eastern DRC, according to army spokesperson Felix Kulayigye. He said the…
Afghanistan: Climate Events Affect 5m Afghans in First Quarter of 2025
Jun 17, 2025
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Zarghona Salehi
Pajhwok Afghan News
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reports nearly five million people in Afghanistan were affected by climate-related events during the first quarter of 2025. IOM…
Colombia: Colombia Unveils 1,600 GW Renewable Energy Potential through IRENA’s Solar and Wind Zoning Assessment
Jun 16, 2025
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Mohan Gupta
SolarQuarter
A new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) identifies vast investment opportunities for utility-scale solar and onshore wind energy projects in Colombia. The…
Afghanistan: Nearly One-Third of Afghanistan’s Population Lacks Access to Safe Drinking Water
Jun 15, 2025
Ariana News
According to UN data, more than 10 million people in Afghanistan continue to rely on unsafe and unprotected water sources. Despite some progress in recent…
Afghanistan: UNAMA: Nearly One-Third of Afghanistan’s Population Lacks Access to Safe Drinking Water
Jun 15, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reports that nearly one-third of the country’s population lacks access to safe drinking water, underscoring a critical…
Iraq: Iraq Activates Air Defenses at Key Oil Field over Security Fears
Jun 15, 2025
Shafaq News
Iraqi security forces deployed air defense systems near an oil field in southern Iraq, a security source reported on Sunday.
Wars, Weather and Waning Aid: Africa Facing Its Worst Humanitarian Crisis
Jun 14, 2025
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Garang Malak, Arnaldo Vieira, and Ndi Eugene Ndi
East African
African conflicts were already churning out massive humanitarian crises: 35 million displaced people and over 60,000 killed from these wars in 2024, for example.
Sri Lanka: State-backed Land Disputes Remain Key Barrier to Peace in North-East, Warns Report
Jun 13, 2025
Tamil Guardian
Land disputes centred on access, control, and distribution remain a major challenge to peacebuilding in the North-East, according to a recent report supported by the…
South Sudan: Famine Stalks Two Counties in South Sudan as Fragile Peace Is Threatened
Jun 12, 2025
United Nations
Two counties in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan are sliding into famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization warned after a new update was released…
Military Has Understood Strategic Advantages of Low-Carbon Technology – Security Researcher
Jun 12, 2025
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Benjamin Wehrmann
Clean Energy Wire
The re-arming of Europe looks set to become one of the most dynamic policy areas for the EU in the foreseeable future. Hundreds of billions…
Afghanistan/Iran: Efforts Underway to Resolve Hirmand Water Dispute with Afghanistan
Jun 11, 2025
Iran Front Page
Iran’s Government Spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani has said on the sidelines of the cabinet meeting that a portion of Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River…
Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban Has Delivered Only Limited Helmand River Water, Says Iranian Official
Jun 11, 2025
Afghanistan International
An Iranian official said Monday that negotiations with the Taliban over the Helmand River water rights have yet to yield tangible results, accusing the group…
Afghanistan: One in Five Afghans at Risk from Landmines
Jun 11, 2025
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Maeve Cullinan
Telegraph
One in five Afghans is at risk of being killed or maimed by landmines and unexploded bombs, the world’s biggest de-mining charity has warned. After…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste’s Opportunity to Turn Its Wealth into Economic Development
Jun 11, 2025
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Yan Carrière-Swallow and Raju Huidrom
International Monetary Fund
Timor-Leste has achieved significant progress since its independence in May 2002. Asia’s youngest nation has maintained stability, strengthened institutions, and enjoyed enviable economic growth and…
Liberia: Expert Warns of 'Negative Consequences' as Pres. Boakai Awards 100 Percent Ownership of Four Oil Blocks to NOCAL without Legislative, Stakeholder Input
Jun 11, 2025
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Obediah Johnson
FrontPage Africa
President Joseph N. Boakai's recent decision to award 100 percent ownership of four offshore oil blocks to the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) without…
Colombia: Making Nature a Healing Place: Interview with Colombia’s Enilda Jiménez
Jun 11, 2025
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Manuel Fonseca
Mongabay
The Gulf of Urabá, on the northwestern coast of Colombia, is a territory living in a constant social, economic and environmental struggle for existence. Biologically,…
Sudan: Cholera Outbreak Worsens with 1,000 Daily Cases in Sudan
Jun 8, 2025
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Lukman Abdulmalik
The Star
Sudan is grappling with a fast-spreading cholera outbreak, with health officials reporting over 1,000 new cases daily in the capital, Khartoum. The surge in infections…
Afghanistan: Kabul at Risk of Becoming First Modern City to Run out of Water, Report Warns
Jun 7, 2025
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Mariam Amini
Guardian
Kabul could become the first modern city to completely run out of water, experts have warned. Water levels within Kabul’s aquifers have dropped by up…
Rwanda/DRC: Hidden Invasion: Rwanda's Covert War in the Congo
Jun 6, 2025
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Michela Wrong
NBC News
Leaked reports, satellite images and interviews reveal the extent of Rwanda's shadow war in the Congo, as the US tries to strike a deal for…
Nepal: Centring Women’s Knowledge and Leadership in Nepal’s Climate Response
Jun 5, 2025
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Manjeeta Gurung
UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Indira Dhital, a local woman leader from Kavre, central Nepal, recently recited this poem at the culmination of a UN Women project focused on building…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Erbil Rejects Oil Smuggling Accusations as Tensions with Baghdad Escalate
Jun 5, 2025
Rudaw
The Kurdistan Region’s natural resources ministry on Thursday rejected accusations by Iraq’s oil ministry of smuggling crude and failing to cooperate on oil handover. It…
South Sudan: South Sudan Imposes Emergency as Herder Clashes Kill Hundreds
Jun 5, 2025
Agence France-Presse
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Thursday declared a state of emergency in areas hit by deadly inter-communal clashes over cattle raids that have killed…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Erbil-Baghdad Tensions Escalate over Oil Production
Jun 5, 2025
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Wladimir van Wilgenburg
S&P Global Commodity Insights
The Iraqi Federal Ministry of Oil called on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to immediately hand over regional oil production on June 5, accusing the…
Afghanistan: UN Warns: Afghanistan’s Water Crisis and Lack of Green Spaces Threaten Lives
Jun 4, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has issued a warning regarding environmental degradation and the consequences of climate change in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Plundering Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth: Global Silence and Environmental Destruction
Jun 4, 2025
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Ahmad Tamim Azimi
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Afghanistan is a land rich in underground resources—an abundance that, in terms of value and diversity, could form the backbone of its national economy and…
New UN Review Highlights Youth Role in Climate, Peace, and Security
Jun 4, 2025
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Tara Abhasakun
Peace News
Across the globe, 698 million young people between the ages of 15 and 35 live in fragile and conflict-affected settings, according to the United Nations…
Canada: Assembly of First Nations Releases 2025 Progress Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice, Highlighting Human Trafficking Crisis
Jun 3, 2025
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The Assembly of First Nations
The Assembly of First Nations
(June 3, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – On the sixth anniversary of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered…