Category: World

A San Diego County man was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with assaulting a Jewish man near a synagogue in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles, which was hosting an event to promote the purchase of real estate in Israel – an event protested by several pro-Palestinian groups. “The defendant’s […]

Europe is wasting huge amounts of food while millions of people globally experience hunger. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have squeezed supply chains. The cost of living crisis has pushed many families to the edge. Without strengthening environmental sustainability, supply chain resilience and household affordability, food security risks will increase significantly. Yet households […]

Overview The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is inviting proposals for the protection component of the Jordan Humanitarian and Systems Strengthening Programme (JHASS). The programme will provide up to £7 million through an accountable grant agreement to a single NGO-led consortium delivering protection services in non-camp settings across Jordan. The programme is expected to […]

The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that as a part of the settlement agreement in President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, the Attorney General established “The Anti-Weaponization Fund” to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare. The plaintiffs in the case, President Donald J. […]

“The world is not safer from pandemics”, said experts from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) on Monday, who underscored how the world’s vulnerability was exposed by an Ebola outbreak a decade ago and then by the “global catastrophe” of COVID-19. “As infectious disease outbreaks become more frequent they are also becoming more damaging, with […]

That’s the worrying message from UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, who says that more than one in three countries still criminalize consensual same-sex conduct and several also maintain the death penalty for it. “The trend is worsening. Over the past year, Burkina Faso criminalized consensual same-sex relations,” the High Commissioner for Human Rights insisted. […]

  The European Commission is urging EU countries to accelerate the rollout of the EU age verification app, aiming to make it available to citizens by the end of 2026. The European age verification app, designed to better protect children online, is now ready for deployment in EU countries. It will allow users to prove their age […]

The humanitarian, environmental, and economic consequences of a radiological or nuclear terrorist attack would be global, undermining international peace and security and eroding confidence in the peaceful uses of nuclear technology. Although there is no strict definition of nuclear terrorism, examples of what could constitute an attack range from the use of ‘dirty bombs’ to […]

The warning came in a joint alert issued by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), citing the latest analysis from the global food insecurity monitor, IPC. According to the assessment, over 19.5 million people – around two out of every five Sudanese – are […]

The decision, announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus on Sunday, follows reports of both confirmed and suspected infections linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.  While the situation is serious, it does not currently meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency under the WHO’s International Health Regulations.  As of 16 May, health authorities had […]