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Deadly Flash Floods Underscore Pakistan’s Climate Vulnerability
On June 27, 13 members of a single family were swept away by a sudden flash flood in Swat Valley, Pakistan, after becoming stranded on a small riverbank island during a rise in water levels. The Swat River, fed by glacial melt from the Hindu Kush mountains, surged rapidly following intense rainfall, according to officials.…
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Conflict in Sudan Drives Massive Displacement Into Chad
According to UNICEF, more than 856,000 Sudanese refugees and over 273,000 Chadian returnees have entered Chad since the conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, as of 8 June 2025. A sharp rise in arrivals followed Rapid Support Forces attacks on Internally Displaced Persons camps in Zamzam and Abou Shouk in mid-April 2025. Alongside Uganda,…
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Catatumbo: Humanitarian Crisis Worsens as Peace Talks Stall
The Catatumbo region, located on Colombia’s northeastern border with Venezuela, continues to face escalating violence and humanitarian deterioration, as armed confrontations persist between the National Liberation Army (ELN, guerrilla group inspired by the liberation theology) and dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, Marxist guerrilla movement). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…
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Gaza in Total Telecom Blackout
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported Thursday that it has lost all contact with its staff in Gaza following a total communications blackout across the enclave. The agency noted that, for the first time in months, it did not receive routine morning check-ins from its staff. Local contacts inside…
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Afghan Returnees Crisis Deepens
Afghanistan is experiencing mounting pressure as large-scale returns from Pakistan and Iran continue, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Nearly one million Afghans have returned from Pakistan over the past 18 months, with 145,000 arriving in April 2025 alone—eight times the February…
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Georgian Authorities Raid Protest-Linked NGOs and Activists
On April 29, Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office conducted coordinated home searches targeting civil society figures and organisations accused of financially supporting anti-government, pro-European Union protests. The searches, based on court-issued warrants, were carried out at the homes of prominent figures involved in civil society and activism, including journalist Nanuka Zhorzholiani and human rights defender Aleko…
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Sudan’s War, Uganda’s Burden: Inside a Refugee Camp
Sudan’s civil war continues to displace thousands, who relocate mostly in Uganda. CREDIT: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.The ongoing conflict in Sudan follows decades of unrest, from the Darfur conflict and its civil wars to the secession of South Sudan in 2011, from military rule to failed political transitions and the rise of paramilitary groups. These overlapping crises have created a corridor of displacement, with millions fleeing across borders in search of…
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Wagner’s Successor Africa Corps Accused of Atrocities in Central African Republic
Armed units comprising former Wagner Group operatives continue to operate in the Central African Republic (CAR), despite the formal dissolution of the private military company following its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in 2023. These successor forces, now reportedly linked to Russia’s Ministry of Defense under the name “Africa Corps,” have been accused of multiple human…
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Haiti: Alarming Surge in Child Abuse and Recruitment by Armed Groups
UNICEF reports a 1,000 per cent rise in sexual violence against children in Haiti over the past year, with armed groups exerting control over 85 per cent of Port-au-Prince. Child recruitment into these groups surged by 70 per cent in 2024, with up to half of their members being children, some as young as eight…
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Colombia’s Catumbo Conflict: 46,000 Children Out of School, 50,000 Displaced
More than 46,000 children in Colombia’s Catatumbo region, located at the Venezuelan border, are unable to start the school year due to an escalation in violence that has led the government to close 710 schools across 10 districts until at least 10 February. The Catatumbo conflict in Colombia has resurged, with recent clashes between the…