Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge of propaganda, say press freedom groups
Loss of USAid funds will sow ‘chaos and confusion’ and force independent media outlets to shut down, says RSF Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will...
Category : Global development
Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death
Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring...
Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU
Law to stop armed groups profiting from trade in gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum is being breached, rights groups say The European Union has been...
Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days and 7,700 miles on the road
Deo Kato says journey from Cape Town gave him hope in humanity, despite facing racism from police and passersby on a daily basis A Ugandan...
African and Asian artists condemn ‘humiliating’ UK and EU visa refusals
‘Unfair’ rejection rates of up to 70% harm cultural diversity and create a ‘global apartheid’, say promoters and musicians Musicians, authors, producers and festival managers...
EU-funded Egyptian forces ‘rounding up and deporting Sudanese refugees’
Egypt forcibly returned 800 Sudanese detainees in first three months of this year, Amnesty International reports The Egyptian authorities have used EU-funded security forces in...
Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine
First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is ‘important step towards restoring justice’, says first lady, Olena Zelenska The first reparation payments are...
Europe live: Paris conference to address ‘man-made disaster’ of Sudan war as UK imposes sanctions
France, Germany and EU organise meeting over ‘one of worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory’ on first anniversary of war The UN high commissioner for...
UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in pictures...
UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on protecting ecosystems The next UN biodiversity chief will be...
