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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Obediah Johnson
FrontPage Africa

President Joseph Boakai's recent decision to award 100 percent ownership of four offshore oil blocks to the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) without first…

Colombia: Making Nature a Healing Place: Interview with Colombia’s Enilda Jiménez

Jun 11, 2025 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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…