Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen
Key pointsAt least 46,000 people displaced since renewed fighting began last week in southwest Yemen — the figure is “rising by the hour”, IOM...
Human cost of violence in South Sudan ‘continues to grow’
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned that renewed violence, political tensions, shrinking civic space, entrenched corruption and persistent impunity continue...
Plight of Afghans going ‘from bad to worse’, but the world is looking away:...
“Today, the plight of many in Afghanistan is going from bad to worse,” stressed the UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk. “Yet, it seems the...
Guterres urges leaders to invest in peace as conflicts deepen
António Guterres was speaking during the annual ceremony at the Japanese Peace Bell on the grounds of UN Headquarters in New York. “Each year, the...
UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
On 26 August, a glacier on the border between Nepal and the Tibet autonomous region of China collapsed, triggering floods that have now claimed...
Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF
Water systems have been damaged across affected districts, while toilets and other sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed, raising the risk of waterborne...
Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan
The UN agency strongly condemned the attack which occurred on 30 August outside the city of Dilling.The trucks carried 50 metric tonnes of WFP...
Decades of war have left ‘depth and breadth’ of trauma across Afghanistan, UN finds
Afghanistan has endured over 40 years of continuous warfare, causing widespread death, displacement and destruction.Between 2009 and 2021 – as fighting ground on between...
Four children killed as separate attacks in Gaza destroy aid supplies
Key pointsUN agencies concerned about deadly attacks in civilian areasIsraeli strikes destroyed over $770,000 in nutrition supplies and damaged critical water infrastructure serving thousands,...
Security Council LIVE: Deadly gang attacks spike in Haiti
Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security...
How Baby Universe Was Born – Midwest Book Review
Source: https://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/aug_26.htm#Parenting
Children’s Bookwatch: August 2026James A. Cox, Editor-in-ChiefDiane Donovan, EditorMidwest Book Review278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575
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As wars spread, the global food system unravels
Carl Skau, the acting head of the World Food Program, met the family during a visit to Somalia last week. Speaking at a United Nations...
Security Council LIVE: War, hunger, flooding escalates in Sudan
The Security Council is currently hearing top UN officials brief on the latest updates about war-torn Sudan as escalating conflict, drone strikes against civilians,...
Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children
The three Sudanese states receiving support are West Darfur, South Kordofan and Gedaref, where the aim is to restore “safe, quality and inclusive education”,...
Colombia earthquake: 1.2 million need aid as some communities remain out of reach
Humanitarian partners are seeking $135 million to respond to needs created by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which struck on 10 August, according to a new...
Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel’s Open Letters
Welcome to the Official Website of Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel, The Discoverer of the Historic “Universe Turbulent Origin Formula”, The Standout Scientific Authority Who Accurately...
Reconciling Science and Creation Accurately – BOOK REVIEW by Global Diaspora News
Nathanael-Israel Israel, Reconciling Science and Creation Accurately, Science180, 2025
Nathanael-Israel Israel. Reconciling Science and Creation Accurately, is A...
Zambia: Arrests and detention of political opponents following election raises concern
On 13 August, the incumbent president and his party won parliamentary and presidential elections by large margins.Mr. Hichilema – who was officially announced the...
Qusra siege eases as UN reaches trapped families, but crisis deepens in Gaza
UN teams on the ground reached the families after they were confined to their homes following the establishment of an Israeli settlement outpost nearby...
Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa
Key factsCholera outbreaks are active in six countries across West and Central Africa, spread along two major transmission corridorsNigeria has the region's largest outbreak:...
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women ‘erased from public life’
Key pointsThe Talban have issued more than 100 decrees targeting women and girls, including one that’s left 2.4 million girls excluded from secondary educationUnprecedented...
South Sudan: UN mission decries deadly attacks, works to calm tensions after ‘nothing but...
The near simultaneous attacks – which occurred on Sunday in two communities in Tonj North county – caused widespread displacement as well as the destruction and looting of property, including...
Colombia earthquake: International teams standing by
Official data indicated that 1,495 people have been injured and at least 126 died in Monday’s 7.4 magnitude quake, which flattened homes and buildings...
Humanitarian aid warehouses come under attack in Ukraine
Key pointsAttacks are part of intensifying Russian war on civilian targets Frontline medical supplies destroyed in strikeWorld Health Organization (WHO) tracker points to 70+ warehouse...
