Environmental protest in Indonesia denounces Australia’s plastic waste exports

Related articles Location of Indonesia Collaborate! Indonesia Friday, August 15, 2025  Environmental activists staged a demonstration in front of the Australian Consulate General in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Wednesday (August 6, 2025), calling on the Australian government to stop exporting plastic waste to Indonesia. The protest, organized by the East Java-based non-governmental organization Ecological Study and…

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More young lives lost and devastated in Russia attacks on Ukraine: UNICEF — Global Issues

The development came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders arrived in Washington to meet President Donald Trump, who held talks on a possible peace deal to end the war with President Vladimir Putin of Russia last Friday. “More young lives lost and devastated in brutal attacks in Ukraine,”UNICEF said in…

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First Person: ‘Tomorrow is too late’ to scale up humanitarian aid in Haiti

Women and girls face the brunt of this crisis. Gender-based violence (GBV) such as gang rape is rampant, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, and is exacerbated by precarious conditions in displacement camps. Yet, recent funding cuts have shut down centres for sexual and reproductive health and GBV services. Displacement and insecurity make the services that…

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First Person: On Ukraine’s frontlines, humanitarians risk all to bring hope

“Sometimes it feels like we’re swimming against a current that never slows down,” says Ms. Tiutiunnyk, an assistant external relations officer working in Ukraine for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). Ms.Tiutiunnyk is herself a displaced person from Luhansk, forced to flee following the onset of hostilities. “I was not a part of the humanitarian community”,…

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World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis latest, deadly floods in India and Pakistan, funding cuts exacerbate Somalia drought

In an alert from the World Food Programme (WFP), the agency said that half a million people “are on the brink of famine”, a claim backed up by multiple humanitarian agencies. The latest worrying data is showing widespread acute malnutrition. A ceasefire is the only way to scale up aid deliveries, the UN agency insisted. It explained…

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More young lives lost in Ukraine, as UN chief repeats call for a ‘just, comprehensive and sustainable peace’

The development came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders arrived in Washington on Monday to meet President Donald Trump, who held talks on a possible peace deal to end the war with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Alaska last Friday. Responding to questions at the regular daily briefing in…

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South Sudanese ‘are counting on us’, top UN official tells Security Council

Referencing the recent quarterly report from the Secretary-General on challenges facing the world’s youngest nation, Ms. Pobee underscored that since March, previous gains in the peace process have been largely eroded. Military offensives, primarily involving South Sudan’s rival militia which answers to the First Vice President and Government troops loyal to the President, have continued, and…

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