2024

A prominent DR Congo journalist was released from prison late Tuesday after spending six months behind bars, a colleague announced.

Social protection is a fundamental right and expanding social protection programmes and services – such as childcare, parental leave benefits, pensions – can reduce women’s… Read More »Financing social protection and care systems turbocharges economies, reduces poverty

Lawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions on Monday, March 18. Gambian activists… Read More »‘Moral obligation’: Gambia activists urge MPs to maintain ban on female genital mutilation

Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC… Read More »Russian, Belarusian athletes will not take part in Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Global temperatures “smashed” heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday – warning 2024… Read More »Planet ‘on the brink’ as UN agency warns new heat records are likely in 2024

Amid economic turmoil, unemployment and growing frustration at perceived corruption and mismanagement by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, some in South Africa’s Western Cape… Read More »CapeXit: The unlikely campaign for independence in South Africa’s Western Cape

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm about the plight of children in Gaza after… Read More »‘We cannot have children starving to death in Gaza, it’s not acceptable’: UNICEF chief

Hong Kong legislators unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection,… Read More »Hong Kong adopts contentious law giving government more power to quash dissent

Russia said on Tuesday that its forces had taken control of the eastern Ukrainian village of Orlivka, situated about four kilometres (2.5 miles) west of… Read More »Russia says it has captured frontline village of Orlivka in eastern Ukraine

Shamiso Mosaka was removed from a flight by police officers after crew said she was being “abusive”.