On May 14th, 2026, in Amman, Jordan, Yemeni parties came to an agreement to release more than 1,600 prisoners based on an accord brokered by the United Nations. In terms of numbers released, it marks the largest-ever deal for releasing prisoners since the start of the civil war a decade
The rate of mass repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran has increased significantly. According to the statistics provided by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), about 232,500 Afghans returned to Afghanistan in 2026. As of May 17 2026, the latest UNHCR Weekly Dashboard shows that there were 146,206
The Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, Salahuddin Ahmed, has made urgent appeals to international donors in order to resume aid for more than 1.18 million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, stating that there has been a drastic decline in global aid which is jeopardizing the welfare of one of
The United Nations welcomed commitments from the transitional government of South Sudan on May 8th, 2026 to facilitate humanitarian access to Akobo County in Jonglei State, in order to address the humanitarian disaster caused by the outbreak of renewed violence since the beginning of March that has resulted in an
The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15th, 2026, with the United Nations observing the grim three-year mark of what is now the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, calling again for urgent cessation of hostilities and political dialogue. According to U.N. Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, nearly 34 million
Pakistan’s recovery from its devastating 2025 monsoon floods is entering its critical phase, with millions of people still displaced, and the United Nations urging accelerated international support before the new monsoon season begins. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the 2025 floods affected
On April 14th, 2026, ten countries released a joint statement condemning the killing of three United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. The joint statement called for an immediate cessation of hostilities amid the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. The 10 countries that signed this statement, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan,
On April 7, 2026, Reform U.K., the far-right populist political party headed by Nigel Farage, announced that it would bar entry into Britain to individuals hailing from any nation officially making claims for slave reparations against the British state. The statement was immediately criticized by Caribbean officials, while the government
Europe has now become the world’s largest importer of arms for the first time. The data shows that the European share of global arms imports has increased by 210%, with imports to European countries more than tripling between 2016-2020 and 2021-2025. According to new data released on March 9th by
