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Surging global tourism emissions are driven almost entirely by 20 countries, and efforts to rein in the trend aren’t working. That is the main finding of our new research, published in Nature Communications. It represents the most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of tourism emissions yet conducted. ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW Read: This is how tourism […]
OPINION Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army. By LAETITIA VAN DEN ASSUM | FRONTIER Since taking office in August after a mass uprising toppled the former regime, Bangladesh’s […]
China’s efforts to put more pressure on the Philippines over a disputed atoll in the South China Sea could prove an early test for Donald Trump when he returns to the White House next month. Beijing took control of Scarborough Shoal – which is known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the […]
Mapped: The Countries with the Most Stateless People This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) officially recognizes over 4.4 million people worldwide as stateless or of […]
The UN now says 207 people were killed in a slum neighborhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince, earlier this month. The United Nations has raised the death toll of a recent mass killing in Haiti, saying its investigation found that 207 people were killed by a gang, including dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders. […]
Hong Kong is set to adopt a new rapid test that could “significantly” reduce the time needed to identify shark fin species at borders as early as next year to help tackle illegal wildlife trade and overexploitation, according to a top UN official and local authorities. Ivonne Higuero, secretary general of the Convention on International […]
World Meditation Day: In a world where “feeling low” and experiencing “anxiety attacks” have become common, meditation emerges as a solution for addressing various mental health issues. Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar delivers a keynote address at the inaugural session of the first-ever World Meditation Day at the United Nations headquarters in New York. […]
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are being arbitrarily and indefinitely detained across India and face dehumanising living conditions that violate their basic human rights, according to a new report. The study, published on Monday by the non-profit Refugees International and The Azadi Project, documents the segregation of family members and poor sanitation measures at […]
A Sudanese military air strike on a market in North Darfur killed more than 100 people on Monday, a pro-democracy lawyers’ group said on Tuesday, in a war marked by claims of atrocities on all sides. The Emergency Lawyers said Monday’s air strike also left hundreds injured in Kabkabiya, a town about 180 kilometres (112 […]
The global travel industry is set to fully recover from the Covid-19 pandemic this month, according to U.N. Tourism. During the first nine months of 2024, international arrivals worldwide reached 98% of pre-pandemic levels, compared to the same period in 2019, it said. The remaining 2% gap will close this month, according to the organization, […]