Israelis, Palestinians pledge to curb violence at Jordan meeting
Updated: 11:25am (AEST)Amman, JordanReuters Israeli and Palestinian officials pledged to de-escalate surging violence after meeting on Sunday, issuing a joint statement in which Israel said it would halt discussions about new settlement units in the occupied West Bank for four months. Attended by senior US, Jordanian and Egyptian officials in addition to the Israeli and […]
Concerns over water shortages jump in Jordan amid coronavirus lockdown
Amman, JordanThomson Reuters Foundation Complaints and concerns over water shortages rose by 58 per cent in Jordan in the first day after a country-wide curfew was instated, water authorities said Sunday. Jordan, the world’s fifth most water-stressed nation due to climate change and overuse, is trying to cope with increased demand from the public during […]
From Cape Town to Kabul: taps run dry in crisis cities
Thomson Reuters Foundation PICTURE: Luis Tosta/Unsplash Drought-stricken Cape Town could run out of water as soon as April, but South Africa is not alone in its struggle as ever more world cities battle acute water shortages. Water scarcity already affects more than 40 per cent of the world’s population and is expected to rise due […]
REFUGEES: HOW A JORDAN CHARITY IS “RESTORING DIGNITY” TO THOSE WHO HAVE FLED VIOLENCE IN IRAQ
World Watch Monitor reports from the Middle East on an initiative aimed at restoring the lives of those who have fled conflict in Iraq…