Health workers in Zimbabwe went on strike in July after they denied a pay raise of 100% from the government. The workers cited their desire to be paid in U.S. dollars, as the local currency experienced inflation of 131.7%, and said that they would be striking until salaries increased to
Sri Lanka’s medical system is collapsing in the face of the worst economic crisis the country has seen. Shortages in critical healthcare supplies have become common, leaving many people struggling to get the necessary care they require. Various drugs, medicines, and supplies, along with fuel, are all in short supply—consequently,
On Tuesday, leaders of indigenous groups from nine different countries in the Amazon met in Ecuador to call for an end to resource extraction in South America. During this event, they appealed to the central governments to observe and show respect for legal determinations and standing accords that recognize the
On Tuesday, the U.N. World Food Programme issued a statement detailing the dangerous level of severe hunger that the Horn of Africa is currently facing. An estimated 13 million people across the region are underfed and at risk of malnutrition. The failure of the past three rainy seasons has spurred
On Monday, discussions of reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between the United States and Iran continued as Western powers have attempted to reestablish the arms arrangement. These renewed negotiations are the eighth round of such communications, Reuters states, and the latest talks have involved new demands in the developing agreement,
On November 23rd, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a report detailing the scope of the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and its impact on children. The findings presented in the document describe a deteriorating situation—their education, health, and protection have all been increasingly endangered over the past few years.
Last Thursday, the Nicaraguan police force arrested two top executives from the country’s largest business alliance. These detainments follow a trend of similar events that precede the national elections on November 7th, where the current President Daniel Ortega is reported to be running for a fourth consecutive term. The two
On Sunday, around two dozen activists protested outside of the women’s bureau in the city of Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan that occurred last month. The department’s female employees had attempted to return to their jobs, but were told to go back to their homes by the new
Six members of a security force in Burkina Faso were killed on Sunday in an attack on a mining vehicle convoy, while seven other gendarmes were wounded amid the violence. The convoy of empty fuel trucks was returning from a gold mine in the eastern part of the nation when
On Monday, the United Nations World Food Program released footage from northern Ethiopia highlighting the country’s massive humanitarian crisis and prevailing absence of support. The UN video shows the disbursement of grain to people in northwestern Tigray, where civilians were without aid or food for two weeks. According to the
Anti-government rallies in South Sudan that were planned for Monday failed to occur after the internet in the country was temporarily shut down by President Salva Kiir’s administration. Multiple activist groups had called for demonstrations demanding the president’s registration, but to no avail. Instead, the capital city of Juba was
On 23 August, members of the international Extinction Rebellion activist group blocked the entrance to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. About 17 demonstrators occupied the reception center of the agency while dozens more protested in front of the building. The event lasted over five hours before security forces
On August 16th, the courts of Belarus sentenced Stepan Latypov, a Belarusian activist and political prisoner, to eight and a half years in prison. He was originally put on trial in June after being arrested in September amid a violent government crackdown on political opposition. Latypov’s story, however, became known
On July 19th, a suicide bomber in Sadr City took the lives of at least 35 people and wounded more than 60, making it the deadliest bomb attack in the capital of Baghdad in six months. The explosion occurred in the al-Wuhailat market as shoppers prepared for the Eid al-Adha
On July 12th, the European Union announced their decision to establish a military training mission in Mozambique, where an Islamist insurgency has resulted in increasing violence. This declaration came in response to a request from Mozambican officials for additional support in countering the rebellion. The primary intent of the resolution
On Thursday, July 1st, Turkey officially withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty created to protect women from violence. Following the announcement, thousands of individuals across multiple cities in Turkey protested the country’s exit. More than 1,000 people, most of whom were women, gathered to march and spoke out
