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The World Food Programme(WFP) estimates that nearly half of Haiti’s population is currently suffering from severe hunger
Denys Minin was a TV host at one of Ukraine’s TV channels before the country’s war broke out. He now helps evacute people from Ukraine’s occupied areas as a volunteer.
According to South African surveys, graduates and high earners are increasingly packing their bags and moving overseas as a result of the country’s struggling economy. South Africa’s tax revenue is being affected by the brain and wealth drain, which analysts warn may thwart government plans to distribute more wealth to those who are socially and economically marginalised
Israeli volunteers with Humans Without Borders transport young, critically ill Palestinian children from the West Bank to and from Israeli hospitals, where they receive care that is not available by the Palestinian healthcare system, every week. The Palestinian Authority covers medical expenses, but not for transport. Many patients are too weak and some cannot pay the bus fare
The other small ex-Soviet republics watch the Ukrainian army’s advance with hope and concern as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. There is a real concern that one day Russia may fall on them, and this has led to the mobilisation of civil society, including through volunteer groups
A secret Afghan female platoon helped American forces in driving out the Taliban during the Afghan War.Over 40 of those commandos are now present in the country.
According to aid groups, the seven-year conflict with armed groups linked to Islamic State and al-Qaida has resulted in the displacement of nearly two million people in Burkina Faso. According to advocates, the government’s lower estimate of 1.5 million may result in less aid being given to those in need
Olena Kurta has had to reinvent herself over the past ten years as a result of the uncertainty of life in Ukraine. When Russian forces invaded Donetsk in 2014, many fled to Kryvyi Rih in the west (Kree-vee Reekh). The family relocated once more to a small Polish village near Krakow after Russia declared war on Ukraine
From Afghanistan, where they had lived for generations, more than 50 Afghan Sikhs recently arrived in India. They were among the Sikh community’s last to leave the conflict-torn country due to the violence that also targeted them
The number of critically endangered vulture species being poisoned is increasing in Botswana. After feeding a buffalo carcass at a national park in the west of the nation in August, 50 white-backed vultures were found dead