At least 55 killed by militants in latest attack in Burkina Faso
Mounting violence in the north of the country linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group Gunmen killed at least 55 people over the weekend in northern Burkina Faso, in the…
Myanmar: Cycle of ‘human rights violations and abuses’ continues, warns Bachelet
Still suffering from the devastating consequences of the February 2021 military coup, the UN rights chief said on Tuesday that the people of Myanmar remain “trapped in a cycle of…
South Sudan: UN humanitarians forced to cut aid to 1.7 million people
Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, citing a funding crunch and rising needs. The agency…
Hunger in Latin America: Whole continent is on the move, warns WFP
Ever greater numbers of vulnerable people are risking their lives on dangerous migration routes in Latin America, forced to move by the global food security crisis that’s been made worse…
Myanmar’s multidimensional crises have ‘deepened and expanded dramatically’
The political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the 1 February military coup last year, has “opened new frontlines that had long been at peace,” the UN Special Envoy told the…
Mali: Support ‘deep aspiration’ for reform, top envoy urges Security Council 
Long-term uncertainty related to the length of the transition period in Mali has made it even more difficult to achieve progress on implementing the 2015 peace agreement, the top UN…
Why So Many Long COVID Patients Are Reporting Suicidal Thoughts
Last year, Diana Berrent—the founder of Survivor Corps, a Long COVIDsupport group—asked the group’s members if they’d ever had thoughts of suicide since developing Long COVID. About 18% of people who…
New York Fund Apologizes for Role in Tuskegee Syphilis Study
BY JAY REEVES / AP JUNE 11, 2022 2:05 PM EDT (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — For almost 40 years starting in the 1930s, as government researchers purposely let hundreds of Black men…
Amid abortion debate, clinic asks: Who’s caring for moms?
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Miracle Allen used her last tank of gas to drive an hour and 15 minutes to the closest clinic that would care for her and her…
In their words: Salvadoran women jailed under abortion ban
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Since the late 1990s, El Salvador has had a complete ban on abortion including in cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation or danger to a pregnant…
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