By Eoghan Gilmartin MADRID, Spain | 22 February 2025 (IDN) — At least 10,457 migrants died trying to reach Spain’s territory in 2024. The European Union’s crackdown on Mediterranean crossings has diverted African migrants toward the even more perilous Atlantic route, turning the ocean into a mass grave. 2024 is over, but not before hitting […]
Afghan Activists Honoured with 2025 International Women’s Rights Award
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA | 22 February 2025 (IDN) — A cross-regional coalition of more than 30 human rights organizations announced today that Dr. Massouda Jalal and her daughter Husna Jalal will receive the 2025 Geneva Summit International Women’s Rights Award, on behalf of all Afghan women’s rights activists. Dr. Massouda Jalal, Afghanistan’s former Minister […]
Sudanese Refugees Imprisoned and Impoverished by Ethiopian Visa Policy
By Augustine Passilly* The writer is a freelance journalist based in Ethiopia, and previously in Sudan. This article is part of The New Humanitarian’s wider body of reporting on abuses against Sudanese refugees in Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia | 21 February 2025 (IDN) — Sudanese refugees living in Ethiopian cities are […]
Ukraine War Leads to Decline in Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking
By Jaya Ramachandran VIENNA | KYIV | 20 February 2025 (IDN) — The war in Ukraine has resulted in millions of people being displaced internally and outside the country since February 2022. The latest study, launched in Kyiv, by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), finds that visa-free entry, temporary protection and […]
Ukraine War Calls for A Scale-Up in Support to Women and Girls
By Caroline Mwanga NEW YORK | 19 February 2025 (IDN) — Ahead of 24 February marking the third anniversary of Russia’s all-out assault on Ukraine, the United Nations has warned that the war is having a devastating effect on women and girls, with 1,869,000 internally displaced, almost 6.7 million women in need of humanitarian assistance, […]
Navigating a Low-Carbon Future: Maritime Decarbonisation on the 2025 Global Agenda
By Pascal Lamy and Geneviève Pons* BRUSSELS | 15 February 2025 (IDN) — Ten years ago, at COP21 the Paris Agreement was adopted as a global response to the threat of climate change, aiming at limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In the same year, world leaders also committed to thriving the […]
Opinion: Ukraine War, Impact of Rearmament, Economic Woes Loom Over German National Elections
By Michael von der Schulenburg* BRUSSELS | 13 February 2025 (IDN) — The war in Ukraine and its consequences will have a long-lasting negative impact on the political, security, economic and social future of Germany. It is the biggest war on European soil since the Second World War; a war which has brought us dangerously […]
Indonesia: The Waste Emergency in Yogyakarta
By Mirna Layli Dewi* YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia | 11 February 2025 (IDN) — Indonesia’s Yogyakarta Piyungan landfill, officially closed due to overcapacity, continues to receive waste, exacerbating environmental and health crises for local communities. Yogyakarta’s Piyungan landfill, officially closed since May 2024, continues to receive waste via motorbikes, worsening pollution and health risks for nearby residents. […]
Importance of the Indian Navy Frigate’s Visit to South Africa
By Guy Martin* The premier online African defence and security news publication defenceWeb issued this article. It is being republished with their permission. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | 10 February 2025 (IDN) — The Indian Navy’s latest guided missile stealth frigate, INS Tushil, recenrly called in South Africa while on her maiden voyage home from Russia. […]
European Companies Feed the Dangerous Global Shadow Fleet
By Nathaniel Peutherer* LONDON | 9 February 2025 (IDN) — On 19 July 2024, the oil tanker Hafnia Nile was nearing its top speed when it collided with the supertanker Ceres I, off the east coast of Malaysia. Within minutes, flames engulfed both vessels, sending thick plumes of toxic smoke into the air. Several crew […]