Yemen is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. In fact, the war-torn country has been undergoing this crisis since 2014. The United Nations’ agencies claim that more than 80 per cent of the population require some form of assistance. Also, 20 million Yemeni civilians are facing food insecurity and 14
Since November 4th 2020, Sudan has received a mass influx of Ethiopian refugees, desperately fleeing their country. Axel Bisschop, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) representative in Sudan, estimated that between 2,000 to 4,000 Ethiopian refugees were entering Sudan daily. Supporting the Ethiopian refugees is a significant challenge due
Hungary and Poland recently made it clear that they will continue to reject the European Union’s COVID-19 recovery package and a seven-year budget plan made last July. On Monday the 16th, the EU ambassadors met in Brussels to discuss the current budget proposals. The budget was set at €1.8 trillion,
On Friday, October 16th, Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was decapitated in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a northwestern suburb of Paris. The perpetrator, an 18-year-old man, was shot dead by police following the incident. In response, President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will engage in a harder crackdown on radical
Centuries of authoritarian rule, from an incompetent monarchy which failed to implement effective political and economic reforms to a highly oppressive military dictatorship, have scarred Ethiopia. Since 1991, however, Ethiopia’s ruling parties have attempted to implement democratic reforms and unify the country. Unfortunately, deeply-rooted and complex ethnic divisions have hampered
A political crisis erupted in Kyrgyzstan last Monday after opposition parties claimed that the parliamentary election held on Sunday was rigged. Protesters hit the streets the following day, demanding the impeachment of President Sooronbai Jeenbekov. Several days of chaos have culminated in violence, a series of looting, protesters seizing control
Last Monday, a rocket attack said to be targeted at U.S. troops stationed in Baghdad killed five civilians. No group has claimed the Katyushu rocket attack; however, Iraqi intelligence sources have accused Iran-backed armed forces in Iraq. This attack, along with numerous others this year, have put pressure on the
The United Nations has recently reduced healthcare support in Yemen due to a lack of funding. Critical aid and lifesaving food distribution has been decreased in the last few months as a result. Some of the UN’s most important humanitarian programs in the country have also been shut down. This
It has been almost a decade since a NATO-supported movement overthrew Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization sought to free Libya of authoritarian rule, improve living standards, and increase the overall security of the country. Nonetheless, in the last decade, Libyans have experienced deteriorating living standards, corruption, numerous
On August 18th, the Malian military allied with the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) initiated a coup d’état. President Ibrahim Bouba Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were arrested at gun point and forced to resign. Despite the coup receiving popularity from most Malian citizens, the
Tension in the South China Sea has recently been reignited following Chinese ballistic missile tests in the area. In response, the international community has condemned the actions as provocative and a clear threat to peace in the region. Among other states, the U.S. has been open in its concerns with
Last week Russia announced the approval of its coronavirus vaccine – Sputnik V – with intentions to distribute it domestically by the end of the month. Despite seeming a success amidst a world-wide pandemic, the international community has responded with concerns over the vaccine’s safety. This has largely been due
