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Red Sea nations step up maritime cooperation as regional threats grow

Red Sea nations step up maritime cooperation as regional threats grow

From piracy and migrant smuggling to disruptions affecting global shipping routes, countries bordering one of the world’s busiest waterways are seeking closer cooperation to stay ahead of fast-evolving maritime threats.

Leveraging Partnerships for Enhanced Police Preparedness

Leveraging Partnerships for Enhanced Police Preparedness

Peace operations are confronting increasingly complex environments, where formed police units (FPU) face rising threats such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and asymmetric attacks during routine tasks.

 

 

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 © Adobe Stock/Johnstocker El Niño usually brings drier conditions raising the risk of severe drought and wildfires.

El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow

Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expected across much of the world in the coming months.

 

© Adobe Stock/Johnstocker Drought affects communities around the world.

‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now

Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report released on Tuesday, but doubling down on climate action now could avoid a climate catastrophe.

 

© WFP/Hugh Rutherford A family eat lunch in the Bedouin community of Umm Al Khair, West Bank.

Food aid cutback in the occupied West Bank as health fears grow in Gaza

Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over the past two years.

 

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