China has stepped up emergency pandemic drills across the country and announced tighter surveillance of incoming travelers amid warnings that a more lethal and transmissible strain of the mpox virus is spreading internationally.
The indirect negotiations for a Gaza cease-fire resumed on Thursday in Doha, Qatar, despite Hamas’ declaration that it will not attend. Many in Israel believe that after Hamas’ surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, this may be the last opportunity for an agreement that would free the 115 hostages that Hamas is still holding in Gaza. However, significant gaps between the two sides remain.
Across the world, ordinary citizens are lending their support to Ukraine in addition to international organizations, foreign governments, and large foundations. Those who have been helping Ukrainians from the beginning of Russia’s invasion are a group of individuals based in Norfolk, England.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Samuel Žbogar, of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations Security Council and President of the Security Council for the month of September.
A Mexican border center south of Arizona has become a crucial source of humanitarian aid to migrants as thousands of migrants continue to make their way into the United States and as tighter immigration regulations make legal entry increasingly difficult.
Paris is now preparing to host the Paralympics later this month, following the conclusion of the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competitions take place from August 28 to September 8, and tens of thousands of spectators will join the over 4,000 athletes with disabilities.Officials from the Olympics praise the city for its efforts in making the games accessible to everyone. However, disability campaigners argue that much more work has to be done to infrastructure and mindsets throughout France.
When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021 and barred girls from attending secondary schools, Ayesha Rahimi was a student in 11th grade.Three years later, Rahimi is a refugee living in Peshawar, Pakistan.She hopes to return to school there.
Lisa Doughten, Director of Financing and Partnerships Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).
In November, Gul Ali, an Afghan refugee, and his family were deported back to Afghanistan while living in Pakistan. After just a two months, they returned to Pakistan saying that they were unable to find work or shelter in Afghanistan
Authorities in Britain are trying to find out the cause of the violent far-right protests that broke out earlier this month in different cities and towns throughout the country. Some blame the problem to simple racism and fake news that spreads on social media, while others claim that deeper social and economic forces are at work.