According to the WHO, voluntary depigmentation persists in the country, with a prevalence rate of 50%. Experts warn how the practice has become more common over the last 10 years
Overcrowding at Kumasi Central Prison has turned it into a laboratory for treating neglected tropical diseases. The lack of space and the humidity create a perfect breeding ground for tuberculosis, measles and scabies, which prisoners spread upon their release
Once revered, the pachyderms of Jaipur are now at the center of a thriving but controversial industry
The young reporter, who left the enclave at the end of 2023, has published a diary recounting the first weeks of Israeli bombing, in which she reflects on fear, guilt, and the dehumanization of the victims
The technologist, one of the winners of the 2025 Right Livelihood Award, promotes the social use of technology — a mission that has led her to develop, among other projects, a system to combat online child sexual abuse
By reducing staff and access to treatment, the suspension of USAID and other funding threatens the country’s progress in HIV care
Using testimonies from Afghan women and experts, the Permanent People’s Tribunal documents how fundamentalists have established gender apartheid and committed crimes against humanity against Afghan women
Gazans came together to share their joy, while thousands of displaced residents face the decision of whether to return to their destroyed neighborhoods or wait for clearer security guarantees from Israeli forces
‘The money is there,’ says the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. ‘All that is needed is the political will’
A lethal mix of cannabis and synthetic opioids up to 25 times more potent than fentanyl is causing dozens of deaths and has become a public health emergency in countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone
Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing the capital in the face of intense Israeli attacks. Al Mawasi, one of the designated ‘safe’ areas, is overflowing with displaced people facing shortages of food, water, and shelter
According to a United Nations report, women are still at a disadvantage in nearly all areas compared to men
Resistance is breaking through in clandestine and virtual sessions, created in the country and from exile, where Afghan women read, debate, and share scanned PDF files of banned books
Experts and industry promoters warn that the gains from this growing sector are not fully reaching local workers and suppliers, and stress the need to invest in education and the competitiveness of community projects
A Doctors Without Borders physiotherapist recounts how an Israeli attack destroyed her home in Gaza City, forcing her to leave for good
The sick are dying in the largest medical center in southern Gaza, with hardly any medicine available and many malnourished patients who are unable to leave the Strip for treatment
Numerous NGOs are trying to prevent the Trump administration from incinerating a shipment of pills, intrauterine devices, and hormonal implants, stored on European soil, that would help 1.4 million women and girls
Palestinians in Gaza’s main city, emaciated and facing the threat of yet another displacement, accuse Israel — which rejects the UN’s findings — of deceiving the world with its ‘propaganda’
The African Union is pushing to end Mercator’s distortions and replace it with projections that reflect the continent’s real proportions
Around 350,000 people suffering from some kind of illness not directly caused by the Israeli offensive have been unable to receive treatment due to the destruction of hospitals and mass displacement in the Strip
Gazan photographer Ahmed al-Arini recounts the pain and exhaustion he deals with daily to document the humanitarian catastrophe ravaging the enclave
The Israeli blockade is forcing more than two million people into a daily struggle to survive. Over 100 organizations denounce a deliberately provoked humanitarian catastrophe. ‘There is no food in Gaza, absolutely none’
Every day, migrants expelled by the Trump administration arrive in Guatemala. Others are turning back before even reaching the US-Mexico border, defeated by the growing difficulties. Returnees carry with them a sense of failure
In the first quarter of the year, at least three people died from elephant attacks in the Kariba region. The government has announced its intention to cull 50 animals to control overpopulation
Three sex workers recount the violence and scams their peers face in the country’s tourism zones
The temporary suspension of PEPFAR has disrupted preventive treatments, infant testing, and the work of community health teams serving vulnerable populations in the Global South, according to UNAIDS
Israeli bombing and the military occupation of the Strip prevent the burial of the deceased in traditional cemeteries, despite the trauma this causes for their families