Former UN rights chief Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The South African jurist was honoured “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in a statement. The committee...
UN rights chief: Legacy of slavery and colonialism is still fuelling racism
Over 30 million people were violently uprooted from Africa and condemned to a life of slavery.Yet no country involved in enslavement or colonialism has...
Afghanistan: Women face fresh dress code arrests amid record refugee returns
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) verified that at least 52 women and one girl were arrested or detained in Herat and Kabul...
World News in Brief: Child migrants in Europe, Greenland forced contraception scandal, FAO hunger...
Just over 31,000 children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year – 25 per cent less than in 2024.
Of more than...
ICC unseals four arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women and girls
In a decision on Monday, judges unsealed warrants for Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, whose existence was announced...
Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on aid trucks in South Kordofan
The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a deadly airstrike on two clearly marked aid trucks in South Kordofan, Sudan, this past weekend.
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Escalating fighting in Yemen deepens food security crisis
Fighting between Government forces and Houthi rebels along the southwestern coast has forced nearly 150,000 people from their homes, disrupted markets and restricted humanitarian...
No more execution attempts on Christa Pike: UN rights chief
What you need to knowMs. Pike was denied clemency and, one hour before her execution, a court halted it then lifted the stayShe was...
Yemen escalation fuels fears of further cholera, measles spread
“We know that comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care has been suspended in two hospitals, in Marib and Ras Al-Arah, because staff and operating...
LIVE: World leaders take stock of global fight against racism
World leaders are meeting in the General Assembly to assess how far the world has come in combating racism and how far it still...
Rohingya refugees deserve a future beyond survival, not endless displacement
Against this backdrop, senior UN officials on Wednesday renewed calls for a durable solution that would enable Rohingya refugees to return home safely and...
World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant...
Nearly 84 per cent of Gaza’s population – more than 1.76 million people – live in overcrowded displacement sites or damaged shelters, leaving families...
US likely committed war crimes against Iranian civilians: Independent experts
In the same report, released Monday, investigators found that the Iranian Government committed crimes against humanity by murdering, imprisoning and torturing those who participated in...
Report warns of reprisals against those who engage with the UN on human rights
Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report...
‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan – WFP
Key points7.8 million South Sudanese face high levels of acute food insecurity.El Niño is already threatening farming output.Sudan’s war is driving more refugees and...
Money sent home by migrants nearly doubles in a decade
These transfers, known as remittances, grew by 94 per cent between 2016 and 2025, far outpacing the 28 per cent increase in the number...
Countries must increase AI regulation to avoid ‘existential risks’: Türk
“The current race towards ever more powerful AI is a step change towards greater existential risks to every aspect of our lives,” he wrote...
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...
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...
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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