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‘Union membership to contract workers at the heart of labour struggle at Manesar’

Depriving contractual workers of their right to be members of trade unions is at the heart of the labour struggle at Bellsonica Auto Component India Pvt. Ltd., a tier-I supplier to Maruti Suzuki, in Manesar here, observed the People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) in its fact-finding report

The Hindu

UK funding cuts to east Africa ‘insulting and shortsighted’, say aid organisations

NGOs dismayed at reduction in Britain’s contribution as crisis-hit region faces challenges from drought, rising prices and conflict

The Guardian - UK

UN: Sudan conflict displaces over 1.3 million, including some 320K to neighboring countries

The U.N. migration agency says the fighting between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force has displaced more than 1.3 million people

The Independent UK

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US announces $524 million in new aid for Horn of Africa drought, climate crisis

The United States has announced $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the extreme effects of climate change and the worst drought in the region in 40 years

The Independent UK

Peace in Sudan depends on justice for the Darfur genocide

I asked the pilot to deviate from our approved flight path and go low over Darfur. It was 2003 and I was the United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator in Sudan investigating reports of violence. What I saw was a genocide unfolding on my watch.

The Conversation

Clashes reported on second day of Sudan ceasefire deal

Clashes between rival military factions could be heard overnight in parts of Sudan's capital on the second full day of a week-long ceasefire.

The New Daily

Cost of living: Barnardos calls for expansion of school meals scheme following new report

A recent survey conducted by Barnardos found that one in five families are struggling to put food on the table as living costs soar

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Defence says Malian rebel in ICC trial was 'small fry'

Lawyers for a Malian Islamist rebel accused of war crimes told his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday that their client was a just a small fish within the rebel group that took over Timbuktu.

Reuters

Humanitarian aid to Sudan slow despite fighting lull amid truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Sudan’s rival generals to abide by the latest ceasefire or face sanctions.

Al Jazeera

World failing to protect civilians caught in conflict: UN chief

Nearly 17,000 civilian deaths were recorded across 12 conflicts around the world last year, a 53% rise.

Al Jazeera

World 'failing' to protect civilians caught in conflicts, UN chief says

UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for greater respect for international humanitarian law, telling the Security Council that countries are failing to live up to commitments to protect civilians caught up in conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Clashes in Sudan's capital shatter lull brought by ceasefire deal

Clashes between rival military factions broke out on Wednesday in Sudan's capital Khartoum, residents said, threatening to shatter a fragile ceasefire designed to allow for the delivery of aid and create conditions for a more lasting truce.

Reuters

Seeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility

Before he left the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed read that New York was a place of “open arms."

The Independent UK

Hundreds of refugees in Malawi rounded up and sent to camps

Army brought in to forcibly relocate refugees from the capital, despite pleas from human rights organisations

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Congo files new complaint to ICC against Rwanda's military and M23 rebels

Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure the court will focus on what it calls the systematic pillaging of its natural resources in eastern Congo by the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and the M23 rebel group.

Al Jazeera

Eritrean refugees caught between crisis at home, Sudan conflict

Some Eritreans are reportedly missing in Sudan, raising fears of kidnappings by Eritrean authorities or traffickers.

Al Jazeera

Fighter jets and artillery fire mark first day of Sudan ceasefire

A weeklong ceasefire designed to allow the delivery of aid is at stake as residents report ongoing fighting.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan ceasefire breached as fears grow of ‘ethnicisation’ of the conflict

Clashes and air strikes were reported in Karthoum just minutes after a one-week ceasefire was due to come into effect.The UN had called on military factions to honour the seven-day truce in order to enable humanitarian aid efforts reach civilians.

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The Conversation

Sudan's peace mediation should be led by the African Union: 3 reasons why

Questions about who mediates in a conflict – and when – are crucial. Mediation is about trust, an awareness of regional realities and insights into complex politics. It should happen before conflict reaches a mutually damaging stalemate. This spares lives and political disintegration of the kind seen in Libya and…

Al Jazeera

Protesters in Ethiopia’s Tigray demand Eritrean troops withdraw

Tigray residents say Eritrean troops and soldiers from the neighbouring Amhara region are yet to leave, despite a truce.

Reuters

Red Cross warns of possible humanitarian disaster on Sudan-Chad border

Sudanese refugees are streaming into Chad so quickly that it will be impossible to relocate them all to safer places before the start of the rainy season in late June, a senior Red Cross official said on Tuesday, flagging the risk of a disaster.

Al Jazeera

Air raids, clashes at start of one-week truce in Sudan

Witnesses say clashes and air raids broke out minutes after the latest attempt at a pause in hostilities started.

The Independent UK

Blinken warns rival Sudanese generals to respect latest truce or face possible sanctions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Sudan’s rival generals to abide by the latest cease-fire or face possible sanctions

The Independent UK

Aid agencies back UN's $7 billion appeal for Horn of Africa crisis

Humanitarian agencies are calling for the full funding of the U.N.'s $7 billion appeal for the Horn of Africa during a pledging conference this week

Reuters

Protesters in Ethiopia's Tigray demand withdrawal of outside forces

Thousands of people demonstrated on Tuesday in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region to demand the return home of people displaced by a two-year war there and the withdrawal of outside forces that have remained since the conflict ended.

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