Save the Children, others suspend Afghanistan efforts after Taliban bar on female staff
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Four international aid agencies including Save the Children said on Sunday they were suspending their humanitarian programs in Afghanistan in response to the Taliban-run administration’s order to stop female employees from working. The administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations not to let female staff work until further notice. It […]
Myanmar Rohingya, five years on, desperate to leave Bangladesh camps and go home
Dhaka, BangladeshReuters Myanmar Rohingya Muslims protested across refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of clashes between Rohingya insurgents and Myanmar security forces that drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from their homes. More than a million Rohingya are living in squalid camps in southern Bangladesh comprising the world’s largest refugee settlement, […]
At least six killed in blasts at Kabul high school
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Three explosions at a high school in western Kabul killed at least six people and injured a number of students, Afghan security and health officials said. Many residents in the neighbourhood belong to the Shia Hazara community, an ethnic and religious minority frequently targeted by Sunni militant groups, including Islamic State. “Three blasts […]
Lives in upheaval: War means tough choices in Ukraine’s vast child protection system
SILVIA ALOISI, MARGARYTA CHOMOKONDARTENKO and ZOHRA BENSEMRA, of Reuters, report on how Ukraine’s child protection system is grappling with the consequences of war…
“Another crime” say survivors of coalition strikes on Yemeni detention centre
Saada, YemenReuters Yemeni detainee Mohammed Ali Salem was lucky that a missile fired by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition on the next ward caused a wave strong enough to shatter the door of his own cell. That was how he was able to escape before a second bomb fell. People gather to protest outside a […]
Myanmar rebels bury more than 30 people killed in ‘barbaric’ attack
Reuters A Myanmar insurgent group said it has buried the remains of more than 30 people who were killed and had their bodies set ablaze, as the UN Security Council called for accountability and an immediate end to violence in the country. Opposition activists have blamed Myanmar’s army for the 24th December attack near Mo […]
One in eight children found at risk of becoming child soldiers
Thomson Reuters Foundation One in eight of the world’s children – more than 300 million – live in conflict zones where they are at risk of becoming child soldiers, a charity warned on Tuesday, saying boosting school access was vital in fighting forced recruitment. The United Nations called for a global ceasefire last year to […]
Essay: What the 100 non-profits that raised the most money in 2020 indicate about charity today
SHARIQ SIDDIQUI, DAVID CAMPBELL and MIRAE KIM, three scholars of philanthropy and non-profits, weigh in on The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of the 100 non-profits that garnered the most funding through charitable donations in the US in 2020…
Army shelling in Myanmar blamed for setting 160 homes ablaze
Bangkok, ThailandAP More than 160 buildings in a town in north-western Myanmar, including at least two churches, have been destroyed by fires caused by shelling by government troops, local media and activists reported Saturday. The destruction of parts of the town of Thantlang in Chin state appeared to be another escalation in the ongoing struggle […]
Dark future? Climate change fuels higher heat, flood threats for children
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Children around the world will face a sharp jump in heatwaves, floods and droughts in their lives compared to their grandparents, researchers said on Monday, with teenagers from Nepal to Australia urging leaders not to turn a blind eye. Children will, on average, suffer seven times more heatwaves and nearly […]