20 March 2025 — Somalia is enduring a drought of crippling intensity, driven by failed rains and a brutal dry season, known as Jilal. The projections are dire: over four million people could face crisis-level hunger by April 2025.
Hawa Ali collects water from a newly renovated shallow well in Shamindo village, Jowhar district. Photo: Abdulkadir Mohamed/NRC
Berlin/ Geneva, 21 March 2025 – At least 8,938 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2024, making it the deadliest year on record, according to new data collected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Omar, an Ethiopian migrant, is treated for dehydration and exhaustion by IOM’s Mobile Unit in the Djiboutian desert. Chances of survival are low for migrants crossing the desert in extreme temperatures and the weakest are often left behind. Photo: IOM 2020/Alexander Bee
(UN News)* — Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay / LONDON, Mar 20 2025 (IPS)* – In a world of overlapping crises, from brutal conflicts and democratic regression to climate breakdown and astronomic levels of economic inequality, one vital force stands as a shield and solution: civil society.
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Hawa Ali collects water from a newly renovated shallow well in Shamindo village, Jowhar district. Photo: Abdulkadir Mohamed/NRC
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