Planeta Futuro

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

The executive director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme is calling for better urban planning to help cities prepare for population growth and to tackle the global housing crisis

Five days in five videos that chronicle daily life in the Gaza Strip. A cameraman captures the suffering of the people in this Palestinian territory, bombarded and devastated by the Israeli army

Eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are in the ‘red zone,’ according to an index created by Columbia University and the Rockefeller Foundation

Despite a projected drop in aid, Mathias Cormann remains optimistic, proposing ways to boost public and private financing at the UN summit in Seville

Nasser, the largest medical center in the southern Strip and the only one with the capacity to treat patients in critical condition, is surrounded by ‘red zones’ and increasingly isolated from the population

The director of the Africa CDC believes the abrupt cutoff of Western aid will cause great suffering to Africans. At the same time, he sees it as an opportunity to emancipate the continent from foreign support

The expert has complete confidence in digital technology as a lever for change and artificial intelligence’s power to improve health and agriculture — but says it’s essential that humans maintain control

A resolution spearheaded by Ivory Coast and unanimously approved acknowledges the physical, mental, and social impact of dermatological conditions, which affect one-third of humanity and have been neglected for decades

Residents of the Strip are inventing desperate solutions to survive the Israeli blockade, which has prevented the entry of supplies since early March. For many Gazans, it’s practically an ‘act of patriotism’

For sixth consecutive time, number of individuals facing an acute lack of food and water grows — 295.3 million, according to a recent report

Journalists broadcasting from Paris are sidestepping Taliban restrictions to connect girls in their home country to learning, health advice and entertainment

Civilians living in displacement camps in one of the most food-insecure countries in the world have been hit hard by the US president’s decision to suspend USAID

Of the total projected fatalities, 4.5 million were children, according to a study by the ISGlobal institute, in which researchers from Brazil, Mozambique, and the United States participated

The US president announced 50% tariffs on this small African country, which depends largely on its exports to Washington and has already been severely affected by the dismantling of USAID, which financed its fight against HIV/AIDS