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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Exceed Education Funding Need Every Three Days

India, Sept. 22 -- Governments worldwide spend enough on direct fossil fuel subsidies in just two-and-a-half days to match the US$5 billion sought to support education for nearly 750 million children ... Read More


Direct Relief Expands Health Aid to Nepal and Uganda

India, Sept. 21 -- Flood-affected families in Nepal's Nuwakot district have received hygiene supplies, while a major shipment of HPV vaccines has been sent to Uganda as Direct Relief continued its hum... Read More


Pakistan Lawyers Re-Arrested Hours After Supreme Court Bail

India, Sept. 21 -- Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha were re-arrested in Pakistan just hours after the Supreme Court granted them bail and suspended their sentences, drawing... Read More


Amnesty Urges Stronger Human Rights Focus For Next UN Chief

India, Sept. 21 -- Amnesty International has called for the next United Nations Secretary-General to take a firm stand on international law and human rights as the UN faces growing geopolitical pressu... Read More


Philippines authorities urged to protect protest rights as anti-corruption rallies return

India, Sept. 21 -- Fresh anti-corruption demonstrations are expected across the Philippines on September 21, a year after mass protests over alleged corruption in flood-control projects, prompting Amn... Read More


El Nino, Shipping Disruptions Threaten to Deepen Global Hunger Crisis

India, Sept. 21 -- A combination of a powerful El Nino, disrupted shipping routes and shrinking humanitarian food aid funding could push millions more people into acute food insecurity, the Internatio... Read More


Ebola Outbreak Spreads to New Areas in DR Congo, MSF Warns

India, Sept. 21 -- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is shifting geographically rather than fading, with new cases emerging in areas less prepared to respond to the disease, Docto... Read More


Disasters Disrupt Education for 13 Million Children Across Six Countries

India, Sept. 21 -- Natural disasters disrupted education for about 13 million children across six countries over the past three months, with earthquakes, floods and wildfires forcing schools to close,... Read More


Direct Relief Highlights Importance of Preparedness Before Disasters

India, Sept. 18 -- Effective disaster response begins long before an emergency strikes, with trusted partnerships, medical supplies, logistics networks and resilient healthcare systems already in plac... Read More


Women Human Rights Defenders Take Advocacy Efforts to UN in Geneva

India, Sept. 18 -- Women human rights defenders from around the world will gather in Geneva from September 21 to 25 for a week-long advocacy programme focused on strengthening their engagement with th... Read More