World / SOURCE REPORTHeatwaves kill more people in cities than many other hazards, and the deaths are often invisible. They occur at home, among the elderly and isolated, and they are recorded as heart attacks or respiratory failure rather than as heat deaths. As cities warm, the problem is growing, and the response is uneven. Urban heat is […]
World / SOURCE REPORTHealth systems in low- and middle-income countries depend on a mix of domestic spending and international support. The domestic share has grown, and external financing has become less predictable, with several large donors reorienting their budgets. The result is a funding squeeze at a time when demand for health services is rising. The squeeze matters […]
World / SOURCE REPORTFor most of its history, humanitarian aid has waited for a disaster and then responded. The logic was simple and expensive: money arrived after the flood, the drought or the storm, when needs were greatest and costs were highest. A growing movement is trying to change that by releasing funds before the event, on the […]
World / SOURCE REPORTWater has always been political. Rivers cross borders, aquifers are shared, and the same water is claimed by cities, farms and industry. What is changing is the pressure. As demand grows and rainfall becomes less predictable, competition for a fixed resource is intensifying, and disputes that were once managed quietly are becoming visible. The issue […]
World / SOURCE REPORTEvery year, United Nations agencies and their partners publish appeals setting out how much money they need to help people affected by conflict, disaster and displacement. Every year, the appeals are funded at a level below what is requested. The gap between the two is not an accounting detail. It determines how many people receive […]
World / SOURCE REPORTClimate finance is one of the most contested numbers in international policy. Rich countries have committed to mobilising large sums to help poorer ones cut emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Whether the money has arrived, how much of it is genuinely additional, and whether it reaches the people who need it are separate […]
World / SOURCE REPORTClimate policy has spent decades measuring emissions, and it is now trying to measure something harder: whether countries are preparing for the changes already underway. Adaptation is difficult to count because it is defined by what does not happen. A flood that causes less damage, a harvest that survives a drought, a city that stays […]
World / SOURCE REPORTUNICEF says climate hazards disrupted schooling for more than 171 million students globally during 2025.
World / SOURCE REPORTThe proposed 2027 flight still requires international approval and further preparation.
World / SOURCE REPORTA statement presented in Paris puts teacher judgement and learners’ rights at the centre of adoption.