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A guardian to watch over Fijian waters
ACFID welcomes Australian Government’s reinstatement of funding to UNRWA
Faruqi reacts to Labor’s decision to reinstate UNRWA funding
ActionAid “categorically denounces” the reported forcible transfer of millions from Rafah to so-called “humanitarian islands”
Rural Fire Service gives Army a lift
Search Continues for People Missing in Connection with Armed Conflicts
Australia’s national statement to the 68th United Nations Commission on the status of women
Gaza: Airdrops and sea routes are no alternative to aid delivery by land
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Tropical storm Filipo hits Mozambique exactly one year after devastating Cyclone Freddy left millions of people in urgent need – Oxfam responds
Mozambique: ICRC calls on respect for civilians, ramps up support to Mozambique Red Cross response to a new wave of displacements in Cabo Delgado
Rampant abuse of counter-terrorism laws threaten human rights globally, warns UN expert
“Complete psychological destruction”: Children in Gaza have suffered “relentless mental harm” during five months of war
“Syria, too, desperately needs a ceasefire”: UN Commission of Inquiry
ICRC president travels to Qatar to discuss the situation in Israel-Gaza
A statement on Gaza and Israel from the president of the ICRC
Engineering Path For Women
Institutional discrimination against women and girls enabled human rights violations and crimes against humanity in the context of recent protests, UN Fact-Finding…
Fears over Gaza catastrophe as brutal conflict enters sixth month
Necessity is the mother of invention for this Ukrainian scholar
Children as young as nine face mass sexual violence and mutilation in the DRC – Save the Children
From gender-based violence to gender pay gaps, new research finds that awareness of how gender inequality impacts women and girls is still…
Boeing Donates $250,000 to Support Wildfire Recovery and Relief Efforts in Texas and Oklahoma
UN experts urge corrective action to protect human rights and end attacks against minorities in lead up to elections: India
UN experts urge the international community to step up pressure to end crimes, uphold international law and save lives in Gaza
Human Rights Council adjusts working hours of 55th session during Ramadan
Focus on cyber operations that cause physical damage is not enough
Statement from CARE West Bank and Gaza Country Director Hiba Tibi, on the five-months-mark of the conflict escalation in Gaza
Mad March continues as WOMADelaide takes centre stage this weekend
Israel’s dehumanisation of displaced persons must end, says UN expert: Gaza
Cyber threats impacting the safety and dignity of civilians in conflict
DR Congo: Civilians in the firing line as use of heavy weapons signals alarming new phase of armed conflict in the east
The escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and addressing the impacts in our communities
Palestinian children in Israeli military detention report increasingly violent conditions
Over six million people face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity in Zambia, Oxfam warns
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras
I’ve Seen War And Beyond Horror Lies Shared Humanity
Vanuatu still recovering from twin cyclones one year on, as communities prepare for future disasters
Jump of 35 % in teen pregnancies in the Philippines prompts calls to increase sex education and health service
Seeding community resilience two-years after the Northern Rivers flooding
9,000 women have been killed in Gaza since early October
“While children die from lack of food, their parents are killed trying to get it for them” – Save the Children
UN expert calls on international community to prioritise human rights of Afghans in any ‘normalisation’: Afghanistan
Reinstate UNWRA funding to prevent total humanitarian collapse
War in Ukraine affected wellbeing worldwide, but people’s speed of recovery depended on their personality
Flatlining Australian aid undermines regional security
UN expert urges continued efforts for peace and stability: Central African Republic