A young girl trying to cross a flooded road in Bangladesh following the wake of Cyclone Remal. Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-sensitive nations and is expected to be significantly impacted by rising global temperatures. Credit: ...

The IOM estimates that one billion people live without legal identity, limiting their access to vital services and restricting their mobility. Credit: Shutterstock By Baher KamalMADRID, Dec 20 2024 – Perhaps demographers would consider ...

Yasmine Sherif with children at a school in Ethiopia By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Dec 20 2024 – As 2024 comes to a close, I dare to say that this has been an especially gruesome year for millions upon millions of young children, their ...

Maria Aparecida dos Anjos points to where the stream, now reduced to a trickle of water, reaches when flooded in the community of Santa Helena do Inglês, one of the riverside towns along the Rio Negro, a large tributary of the Amazon, in Brazil By ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in Syria. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder-Debebe By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 2024 – In overthrowing Bashar al-Assad and his regime, Syria reaches the process ...

A piece from Emo de Medeiros’s series Vodunaut in the “Revelation! Contemporary art from Benin” exhibit in La Conciergerie in Paris, France. The smartphones within the cowry shell-decorated helmets feature videos taken on four different ...

Chile’s political and legislative landscape has become increasingly fragmented, creating a gridlock that hinders the passage of much-needed reforms. Credit: UNDP By Javier BronfmanSANTIAGO, Chile, Dec 20 2024 – As many middle-income ...

Credit: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNOHCR) By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 2024 – The United States, long described as a country built largely by immigrants, is planning to clamp down on migrants, refugees ...