Myanmar faces severe food insecurity and child malnutrition crisis, says Unicef
YANGON: Myanmar is facing alarming levels of food insecurity and child malnutrition, with 55 per cent of children in the ...
‘Become American, Work Hard, Love Democracy’: Dreams Dashed by Trump Orders
President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added ...
Where Women Are Catching Up In STEM Education
On today’s Day of Women and Girls in Science, only few nations have reached parity in tertiary STEM education. A majority, ...
Rebel student life in Myanmar: Bombs, snakes and hungry cows
Class goes on for anti-junta students and professors deep in the jungle of Myanmar since the military ousted the country’s civilian leaders and seized power in a coup in February 2021.
No doctors for sick children. This is the reality of Trump’s aid freeze in remote northern Thailand
Aid workers in northern Thailand described widespread confusion following the US aid freeze, especially among those whose work provides life-saving services to some of the world’s most vulnerable and ...
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
The Trump administration’s decision to close the US Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from ...
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Jesuit Refugee Service Says Trump Funding Freeze Will Impact More Than 100,000 Refugees
JRS USA carries out its operations in Chad, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, South Africa, South Sudan and Uganda to provide ...
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Lives transformed by war: Inside the struggle to end military rule in Myanmar
A visit to resistance-held Karen State reveals the impact of four years of war, and the determination of ordinary citizens to ...
I’m a humanitarian aid worker. Here’s what gutting USAID will do
Dissolving USAID is like cutting the main artery serving the entire global aid ecosystem. The world’s most vulnerable will ...
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Junta Officials Added Brazil, Arctic to Usual Diplomatic Destinations in January
The regime’s election plan and scam center crackdowns were on the agenda as junta representatives met officials from Belarus, Brazil, China and ASEAN nations in January.
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More refugees risk dangerous sea journeys from Myanmar as crisis worsens
Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority, pushing increasing numbers to flee by boat.