Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect highlighting situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes. TALIBAN ADVANCES INTO CITIES AS REPORTS OF ATROCITIES EMERGE Since 6 August the Taliban have captured nine of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals – Zaranj, Shebergan, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul, Taloquan, […]
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Opinion: Why the UN’s ‘Code Red’ climate change warning is already a reality for many
The world in which the World Food Programme (WFP) operates today is characterized by a rise in hunger happening faster than at any previous time in the 21st century. It is a world in which 811 million people are currently going hungry, 41 million of whom are on the brink of famine. Launched on […]
Dozens Die as Fires Rage Across Algeria
CAIRO – Algerian officials are blaming arsonists for setting many of the fires raging in a mountainous region east of the capital Algiers and in more than a dozen other provinces. Algerian state TV says that 65 people have been killed so far. Fires raged Tuesday and into Wednesday in the mountainous region of Tizi […]
Ethiopia Armed Group Says it Has Alliance with Tigray Forces
NAIROBI – The leader of an armed group that Ethiopia’s government has designated a terrorist organization says his group has struck a military alliance with the Tigray forces who are now pressing toward the capital, as the conflict that erupted in the Tigray region last year spreads into other parts of Africa’s second-most populous country. […]
Credit ratings are punishing poorer countries for investing more in health care during the pandemic
Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic depends on sustained investment in health care and social services. But while rich countries like the U.S. can borrow and spend relatively easily, low-income nations face a major obstacle: their credit ratings. A credit rating, like a credit score, is an assessment of the ability of a borrower […]
Over 270 Trucks of Food Arrive in Tigray Regional Capital
Addis Ababa Some 277 trucks carrying food assistance have arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray. According to Ethiopia Current Issues Fact Check the 277 trucks arrived in Mekelle on August 11, 2021. The delivery proves the commitment of the Government of Ethiopia to enhancing speedy transportation of food to needy citizens. Source: […]