Diffusing Tolerance: The UAE’s Soft Power Through Migration

Introduction The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has institutionalised tolerance domestically through the establishment of the Ministry of Tolerance (now Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence) and the launch of the National Programme for Tolerance in...

The Massive Enviromental Problem in Africa: Issues, Implications, and Solutions

The environmental problem in Africa is massive and growing every day. As Monique Walker puts it, the tragic dilemma is that “although Africa is the continent that contributes to the earth’s environmental change, it is the most vulnerable to its...

Lives transformed: Stories from 80 years of UN work across the world

The exhibition “Shared Lives, Shared Future”, showcases stories from nearly 200 countries and reflects the UN’s evolving spirit and mission over time. From humanitarian relief and education to development and sustainability, it presents real-life...

Sustainable switch climate focus: Ethiopia’s dam causes disputes with Egypt

Water is back in focus as Ethiopia’s new dam causes fresh disputes with its neighbor Egypt over flooding, while residents of the Dutch-Caribbean asked its courts to order the Dutch state to accelerate its cuts to greenhouse emissions due to rising...

The Pentagon Retreats from Climate Fight as Heat and Storms Slam Troops

This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Sign up for Floodlight’s newsletter here. Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy....

World Food Day 2025: Building Sustainable Food Systems for All

Image Source: Getty Images On 16 October 2025, as the world observes World Food Day, organised by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the need to eliminate hunger and advance sustainable food systems becomes ever more...

ACS Simulation in Surgical Education

Course Faculty Ranjan Sudan, MD, MBBS, FACS | Course Chair Dr. Sudan is a professor of surgery and psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC. He is past vice-chair and past director of the Surgical...

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops

Our newsletters uncover the insights you need to understand the issues facing Coastal Georgia—delivered to your inbox five times a week. This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Sign...

Sudanese leaders assess Khartoum’s readiness for government return after long exile

Sudan has been waiting a long time for the civil war in Khartoum to set up the national government yet again and, government officials have already made arrangements to evaluate the pre-rational setup. After a long wait, the capital, Port Sudan,...

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops

This story is from Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy. Early in her military career, she collapsed...

Becker gives safety tips for frost toxicity 

Livestock owners need to be aware that frost and freezing weather can result in some forage species becoming toxic with regard to livestock consumption. The issue is that some forage species contain compounds called cyanogenic glucosides in their...

Enhancing Patient Outcomes: Clinical Pharmacy in Sudan

The burgeoning field of clinical pharmacy services has garnered significant attention in recent years, particularly in low-resource settings such as Sudan. The implications for patient care are profound. In a systematic review published in BMC...

Sudan timeline July-September 2025: Daily attacks, disease, and disaster obscure plans for peace

The June 30 March of the Millions anniversary seems a distant memory as Sudan steps into the rainy season in earnest. The overarching themes of the period are the increased spread of diseases such as cholera, malaria, and dengue fever, regular...

Targeting volunteers: Lifesavers face cyberwar in Sudan

Report by Ayin Network for Sudan Media Forum Emergency room volunteers and revolutionary resistance committees in Sudan are facing a massive digital war, their activity and communication online and social media platforms is monitored, in a way...

AfDB President pledges deeper cooperation with Ghana and others

African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Sidi Ould Tah has reaffirmed the Bank's partnership with the constituency and pledged to deepen cooperation on economic transformation and resilience with Ghana, the Gambia, Liberia, Sierra...

SA condemns deadly attack on hospital and displacement centre in Sudan

The South African government has strongly condemned the deadly attacks carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 9 October 2025 in El Fasher, North Darfur, which targeted a hospital and a displacement centre, killing at least 20 people. The...

Humanitarian Aid Set to Enter Besieged Sudanese City Soon

As U.S. Special Envoy Mossad Bolous expresses cautious optimism about aid reaching Sudan’s besieged El-Fasher “in the coming days,” the year-long blockade by the Rapid Support Forces reveals a stark truth: diplomatic hope is a poor substitute for...

A Trap or a Necessity: Towards Direct Talks

🔊 Listen to Post Ongoing Israeli airstrikes keep on targeting south Lebanon, Continuous Israeli violations of Gaza fragile ceasefire documented, Israel BARS Turkish rescue team entry to Gaza, linking it to return of captive remains, Hamas intends...

Sudanese militia leader convicted of war crimes in Darfur

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Iraq says some US military advisers will stay due to IS threat in Syria

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