In August, nearly 400 children’s deaths were reported at a public hospital in the northern Indian city of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, one of the poorest regions in India. The unexpected surge of mortality rate placed India’s healthcare system under international scrutiny. Allegations have been made against the hospital, where
On October 7, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced that his country was carrying out an anti-terror operation in Syria’s Idlib. He explained this with such affirming words: “We won’t allow a terror corridor along our Syrian border.” In his perspective, the operation had the attempts to offer safety
Human Rights Groups in Spain are investigating the excessive force used against participants in Catalonia’s referendum Sunday. Al Jazeera reported yesterday that nearly 900 civilians and 431 police officers were injured. Human Rights Watch has formally stated that there are “serious allegations of excessive use of force by police against
On Friday, October 6th, Najat Rochdi, the coordinator for humanitarian affairs in the Central African Republic (CAR), pled for further investment into the nation to alleviate its critical state. At the meeting, held in Cameroon by the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Rochdi asked for funding to
The Sudanese people awoke Friday morning to find out that the Trump Administration had lifted the 20-year trade embargo against their country. As stated in a previous article, President Trump Delays Decision to Permanently Lift Sanctions On the Sudan, the current administration announced in early July that it would delay
The sale of a missile defence system to Saudi Arabia has been approved by the U.S. government and currently pending the approval of the U.S. Congress. The $15 billion system, known as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) is one of the most efficient anti-missile systems within America’s military
Aid agencies in Iraq are concerned that escalating tensions surrounding the controversial Kurdish independence referendum could jeopardize efforts to help the country’s displaced population. Baghdad is furious at the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for going ahead with last week’s vote in which an overwhelming majority of Kurds voted in favour
The World Bank and United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) are launching a $36 million project to provide immediate aid and assistance to food-insecure people in Yemen. On October 4, 2017, the U.N. announced it would provide this support as the crisis in Yemen continues. Due to the ongoing conflict
