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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban violently dispersed scattered protests for a second day Thursday amid warnings that Afghanistan's already weakened economy could crumble further without the massive international aid that sustained the toppled Western-backed government.

Programmes bringing together UK science and developing nations will aim to help enable marine habitat recovery

It is the world's third largest carbon emitter, but hasn't set a date for becoming carbon neutral.

Joint NGO declaration: UN Security Council discussion on the protection of humanitarian space Format Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, We welcome this discussion today which is more critical than ever. We hope it will enable the Security Council to take actions, to lead efforts to protect humanitarian space and to firmly react when such space is attacked. Humanitarian needs have never been as high as they are today. The world is on the verge of a hunger pandemic—with conflict, climate and e...

‘Humiliation and discrimination’: Environmental defenders facing ‘unprecedented attacks’ in Latin America Daisy Dunne © AFP via Getty Images A record 264 human rights defenders were killed in Latin America in 2020 - AFP via Getty Images Frontline defenders of the land and natural world in Latin America faced “unprecedented attacks” from states and businesses in 2020, a new report says. A record 264 human rights defenders were killed across the region last year, wit...

Dont show me this message again✕ A record 264 human rights defenders were killed in Latin America in 2020 (AFP via Getty Images) Frontline defenders of the land and natural world in Latin America faced “unprecedented attacks” from states and businesses in 2020, a new report says. A record 264 human rights defenders were killed across the region last year, with more than 40 per cent of these murders linked to disputes over land, indigenous rights and the environment, research shows. The n...

Thousands still in urgent need, over a month after DRCs deadly volcano Format Over a month has passed since a volcano erupted, killing at least 32 people and displacing over 400,000 more in the Democratic Republic of Congo, yet hundreds of thousands of people remain in urgent need. The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, which lies about 10 kilometres from Goma in North Kivu province, also destroyed over 3600 houses, as well as schools, markets and water infrastructure. Three large water reservoirs...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Japans Ambassador to Jamaica, Masaya Fujiwara, has hailed the country...

Paul Polman, Gordon Brown and the Prince of Wales are among those demanding ambitious green commitments from G7 this weekend – will world leaders listen?

Theresa May has backed a swelling Tory revolt that aims to force a Government about-turn on controversial cuts to the aid budget. The former prime minister on Thursday joined a list of 30 Conservative MPs who have vowed to vote for a rebel amendment on the issue in the Commons next Monday. Opposition parties are also lining up behind the bid to compel ministers to reverse their decision to slash overseas development spending from 0.7 per cent of gross national income to 0.5 per cent. The move, u