YOU WONT BELIEVE: 22 - What They Never Told You

UN Resuming Talks on High-seas Treaty amid Growing Concerns

After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states on Monday resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the world's high seas, a vital yet fragile resource that covers nearly half the planet. A host of NGOs and affected countries say the pact is urgently needed to improve environmental…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 15, 2022

Afghanistan: NGOs call for assets to be unfrozen to end ‘near universal poverty’

One year since the Taliban regained power, charities say urgent action needed to address economic crisis

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Nowhere to run: the plight of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has hosted large numbers of Eritrean refugees for years. Before the recent conflict, about 100,000 Eritrean refugees lived in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022

Hong Kong's homeless numbers surge to 10-year high

HONG KONG: Hong Konger To Hanh-duyen, 47, slept on a bench in a park in Tai Kok Tsui for more than a month through summer nights.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7, 2022

EU resumes funding for six Palestinian NGOs branded as terrorists by Israel

The European Union has decided to unfreeze funds allocated to six Palestinian NGOs, which the Israeli security establishment last year accused of having links with 'terrorist' Palestinian organisations.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 7, 2022

Karnataka modifies Arogya Bandhu scheme

The number has been limited to 12 now

The Hindu · Aug 5, 2022

Rights groups hit out at Macron decision to host Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi crown prince accused of complicity in murder of Jamal Khashoggi is welcomed in Paris

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022

‘Overshoot day’: humans surpass what Earth can produce in a year

Mankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for this year, with NGOS warning the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit.

France 24 · Jul 28, 2022

Alarm as Earth Hits 'Overshoot Day' Thursday, Say NGOs

Mankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all earth can sustainably produce for this year, with NGOS warning the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit. The date -- dubbed "Earth Overshoot Day" -- marks a tipping point when people have used…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 28, 2022

Beyond Aid: Using ‘One Town, One Product’ as a Mutual Partnership

‘One Town, One Product’ has unfulfilled potential for advancing Taiwan’s diplomatic goals.

The News Lens · Jul 26, 2022