Super El Niño May Push 26,000 Somalians Into Hunger
By Save the Children September 24, 2026 Source: Save the Children More than 26,000 people in Somalia are expected to fall into catastrophic levels of food insecurity in coming months, just one step away from famine, as families already struggling with drought brace for heavy rains and flooding. MOGADISHU, 24 September 2026 – More than 26,000 people in Somalia are expected to fall into catastrophic levels of food insecurity in coming months, just one step away from famine, as
Save the Children
Sep 24
‘We Fled With Nothing’: People Escaping Violence In The DRC
More than a year after a peace deal was signed, those fleeing fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are finding refuge in camps that are already home to hundreds of thousands living in dire conditions By Hugh Kinsella Cunningham September 24, 2026 Displaced people close to the town of Kalemie, Tanganyika province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham A cry of panic erupts across the camp as several shelters are engulfed in flam
The Guardian
Sep 24
Arakan Army Expands Influence along the Bangladesh Border
By Md. Abu Saim September 23, 2026 On March 14, 2025, Bangladesh’s interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, along with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, visited Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, raising hopes among the Rohingya community that they could eventually return to their homeland. Back in 2017, the Rohingya population in Rakhine State faced a genocide perpetrated by the Myanmar junta. Behind the scenes, however, another force, the Arakan Army, was also positioning its
Geopolitical Monitor
Sep 23
Malaysia: Forcibly Returning Myanmar Refugees Risks Lives
Human Rights Watch August 3, 2026 Provide Legal Status to Asylum Seekers; Ensure Safety of Rohingya Une réfugiée rohingya donne à manger à un enfant devant les locaux de l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés à Kuala Lumpur, en Malaisie, le 27 juillet 2026. © 2026 Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters (Bangkok) – The Malaysian government should reverse plans that would permit the forced return of refugees to Myanmar, where they face persecution and other rights abuses, Human Rights W
Human Rights Watch
Sep 23
Thousands In Somalia Could Be In Famine By Year-End
By Reuters September 23, 202610:14 AM NAIROBI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Thousands of displaced people in Somalia's southwest could experience famine between October and December if El Nino causes worse-than-expected flooding and humanitarian aid remains insufficient, a global hunger monitor said on Wednesday. Baidoa, one of Somalia's biggest cities, is home to hundreds of thousands displaced by conflict and hunger. A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
Reuters
Sep 23
EU: ‘Return Hubs’ Risk Becoming Human Rights ‘Black Holes’
By Amnesty International September 2, 2026 © Photo by ADNAN BECI/AFP via Getty Images Ahead of the 4 September meeting between Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands to discuss progress on plans to deport people to so-called “return hubs” in countries outside Europe where they may never have set foot, likely be to centres or facilities funded by EU member states, Eve Geddie, Director of the European Institutions Office of Amnesty International, said: “By their
Amnesty International
Sep 22
Namibia: Displaced Angolans Face Human Rights Abuses
By Amnesty International September 2, 2026 Source: Amnesty International Namibia: Drought displaced Angolans face human rights abuses Angolan women and children displaced by drought into Namibia face serious human rights abuses arising from a lack of safe and legal migration pathways for people forced across borders by natural disasters, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report, “The Drier It Gets The Longer You Have To Walk, The Deeper You Have To Dig” – The
Somali army clashes with rebel forces for control of key city Baidoa
Civilians gather as smoke billows from a shop hit by artillery following clashes between Somalia's federal troops and armed opposition groups, in Baidoa, Somalia [Reuters] Somalia’s army has said it has driven opposition fighters out of Baidoa, the largest city in Somalia’s South West State, after hours of heavy fighting. The clashes erupted before dawn on Monday, when fighters loyal to the state’s former president, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, attacked positions held
Al Jazeera
Aug 17
MSF warns of worsening malnutrition crisis among displaced children in Somalia
Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, is warning of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where half of all children living in displacement sites in the southwest are now suffering from acute malnutrition. The medical charity says prolonged drought, worsening food insecurity, and shrinking humanitarian funding have pushed thousands of families to the brink. Since January, MSF has screened more than 21,000 children under the age of five in Baidoa, finding acute malnutrition r
Africanews
Aug 11
United Arab Emirates Country Report
By Karolina Bonde Genocide Watch The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates established in 1971. The UAE bans political parties, and hereditary rulers retain concentrated political power, with Abu Dhabi holding the presidency since the federation’s founding. The UAE is an authoritarian state with severe restrictions on freedom of expression, association, and assembly. A portrait of imprisoned UAE activist Mohammed al-Siddiq is held during a rare protest
Genocide Watch
Jul 29
Azerbaijan's "Great Return" Destroys Armenian Artsakh
By Kristie Moore 43 families (totaling 176 former internally displaced persons) returning to Kangarly village in the Aghdam, Karabakh region of Azerbaijan on July 17, 2025 (Source) Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh has been ongoing for decades. Displacement has been a constant facet of this reality. Both Armenians and Azerbaijanis have been cleared from the area on numerous occasions, displaced from their homelands, and forced to rebuild from nothi
Genocide Watch
Jul 25
We're Entering a Terrifying New Era of Genocide.
Child in Gaza. Source: The International Rescue Committee I’m a Scholar of Genocide. We’re Entering a Terrifying New Era. The New York Times July 21, 2026 By Omer Bartov Dr. Bartov is a professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University. How do genocides end? In most cases, there are two options. Either the perpetrators accomplish their goal, or a military force stops them, and accountability ensues. In 1904 the Imperial German Army began a campaign that nearly w
