MSF Warns Aid Cuts Are Closing Clinics and Increasing Pressure on Sudan’s Health System
PORT SUDAN, SUDAN (HRNW) — Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that international humanitarian funding cuts are contributing to the closure of medical facilities across Sudan, leaving millions of people with fewer options for essential healthcare. MSF said humanitarian funding reductions are taking place while Sudan’s war continues to drive major health needs across the…
Rights Organizations Warn Bangladesh Cyber Law Could Restrict Online Expression and Journalism
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (HRNW) — Front Line Defenders and other civil-society organizations have raised concerns over Bangladesh’s proposed Cyber Protection (Amendment) Act 2026, warning that some provisions could affect freedom of expression, journalism and the work of human-rights defenders. In a statement published September 22, the organizations said the draft legislation contains provisions that they believe…
Amnesty Renews Call for Humanitarian Visit to Detained Salvadoran Rights Defender Ruth López
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR (HRNW) — Amnesty International has renewed its call for access to detained human-rights defender Ruth López after Salvadoran authorities did not respond to repeated requests for a humanitarian visit. Amnesty said on September 26 that López was spending her second birthday in detention and that authorities had not responded to a…
Niger Rejects Key Human Rights Recommendations During UN Review
NIAMEY, NIGER (HRNW) — Niger has rejected a number of human-rights recommendations made during its United Nations Universal Periodic Review, according to Human Rights Watch. In a September 25 report, Human Rights Watch said Niger rejected recommendations addressing arbitrary detention, discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and accountability for serious human-rights violations. The…
Human Rights Watch Calls for Investigation Into Ethiopia Airstrike That Wounded 13 Civilians
MEKELLE, ETHIOPIA (HRNW) — Human Rights Watch has called for an investigation into an apparent Ethiopian government airstrike on a residential compound in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region that reportedly wounded 13 civilians, including seven children. Human Rights Watch said on September 25 that the August 20 airstrike struck the Daero neighborhood of Mekelle, the regional…
Guinea Expands National Programme to Fight Rabies
Guinea is expanding its national campaign against dog-mediated rabies, moving from large-scale vaccination campaigns toward a structured, longer-term national programme, according to the World Health Organization. WHO reported that Guinea vaccinated more than 88,000 animals in 2023, followed by more than 185,000 animals in 2024 and over 295,000 in 2025. The country plans to procure…
UN Warns Somalia Faces Worsening Hunger as Floods and Funding Gaps Threaten Families
The United Nations is warning that millions of people in Somalia face worsening food insecurity as projected heavy flooding and humanitarian funding shortages threaten vulnerable communities. The latest IPC analysis cited by UNICEF projects that 5.4 million people will experience crisis-level hunger or worse between October and December 2026, including 1.5 million people facing emergency…
WFP Uses Cargo Drones to Reach Communities Cut Off by Nepal Floods
The United Nations World Food Programme is using humanitarian cargo drones to help deliver assistance to communities isolated by devastating floods in Nepal. WFP said the technology is being used where damaged roads and difficult terrain prevent conventional humanitarian deliveries. The drones can transport food and other essential supplies to communities that remain difficult to…
WHO Recommends 2027 Southern Hemisphere Flu Vaccine Composition
The World Health Organization has issued its recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2027 Southern Hemisphere flu season following an international review of influenza surveillance data. WHO said influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and influenza B viruses circulated around the world between February and August 2026, with influenza A viruses predominant in many…
UN General Assembly Adopts Landmark Declaration on Rising Sea Levels
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a landmark declaration warning that the cumulative, severe and irreversible risks from rising sea levels require stronger international cooperation and urgent action. The declaration follows a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters on 24 September that brought together governments, experts and other stakeholders to address the growing effects of…