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Eastern and Southern Africa face highest refugee resettlement needs in 2027: UNHCR

India, June 22 -- An urgent expansion of refugee resettlement is needed as the gap between global resettlement needs and available places continues to widen, according to a new report by the United Na... Read More


Rapid urbanisation puts pressure on housing and services in South Sudan, says World Bank report

India, June 22 -- A new report has highlighted the growing challenges posed by rapid urbanisation in South Sudan. The report, South Sudan Urbanization Review - Cities as Anchors of Recovery and Resil... Read More


South Africa: Children at risk as testing finds pesticide residues in common foods

India, June 18 -- A recent report from the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), a research and advocacy organisation, has uncovered extensive pesticide contamination in popular food items sold in So... Read More


Electric vehicle sales projected to reach 23 million globally in 2026: IEA report

India, May 25 -- A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that global electric car sales will rise to 23 million units in 2026, accounting for 28 per cent of total global car sal... Read More


Investing 15% of Africa's health budgets in R&D could add $668 billion to GDP and create 4.56 million jobs by 2044: Report

India, May 25 -- A new report by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Team Europe highlights the enormous economic potential of investing in health research and devel... Read More


Housing affordability crisis worsens worldwide, hits sub-Saharan Africa hardest: UN

India, May 22 -- Housing affordability is deteriorating worldwide, with 44% of households spending over 30% of their income on rent. Sub-Saharan Africa is hardest hit, with 55% facing excessive housi... Read More


Kenya's reptile trade expands rapidly, with exports crossing 87,000 animals, finds study

India, May 21 -- Kenya's exports of live reptiles have increased more than tenfold between 2013 and 2023, raising fresh concerns over wildlife conservation, animal welfare and disease risks, according... Read More


Obesity among children is rising fastest in low- and middle-income countries, study finds

India, May 17 -- Childhood and adolescent obesity is slowing, stabilising or slightly declining in many high-income countries, according to a new study published in Nature. The study analysed obesity... Read More


Sand demand surges fivefold in five decades, raising global environmental concerns, says UN report

India, May 14 -- Global demand for sand increased fivefold between 1970 and 2020, from 9.6 billion tonnes to approximately 50 billion tonnes, growing at an average annual rate of 3.2 per cent, creatin... Read More


Two key targets - reversing forest loss and eliminating extreme poverty among forest-dependent populations remain off track, finds UN report

India, May 13 -- A new United Nations report has warned that the world is not on track to meet crucial global forest goals by 2030, particularly the targets of ending deforestation and eliminating ext... Read More