5 pieces of good climate news that you probably missed recently
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world lately, you’re not alone. Every day seems to bring another crisis: rising costs, deepening...
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'That could be a game changer': an antiviral pill gets first test for Ebola prevention
Researchers are preparing to launch an unprecedented trial to protect people exposed to Ebola in the DRC and Uganda
World: Counting every life: Why mortality evidence can't be optional in humanitarian crises
Country: World Source: ELRHA What if the most powerful indicator in humanitarian response was also the most neglected? When crises unfold, we count displacement, malnutrition,...
DR Congo: What might it take to increase leadership of local actors in humanitarian mortality estimation?
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Somalia Source: ELRHA In the first blog introducing this series, Adrienne Testa, from the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub...
DR Congo: The metric of life and death: How local and technical experts are strengthening mortality measurement in Eastern DRC
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: ELRHA Author Jennifer O’Keeffe, Augustin Gang Karume and Paul Spiegel This blog series accompanies the Mortality Estimation Systems...
New World Bank Project will Help Transform Ukraine's Social Protection System
Country: Ukraine Source: World Bank WASHINGTON, May 29, 2026—The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a social protectionproject for Ukraine that will provide...
White House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmaking
Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees
Scientists Outplant Experimental 'Flonduran' Corals in Florida's Dry Tortugas National Park
Researchers are testing whether cross-breeding elkhorn corals from Florida and Honduras can help restore lost genetic diversity and improve the threatened species’ ability to withstand...
Haiti: Latinoamérica y El Caribe Resumen de Situación Semanal al 29 de mayo 2026
Countries: Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic. CIFRAS CLAVE 1,47M de personas desplazadas...
Haiti: Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update as of 29 May 2026
Countries: Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic. KEY FIGURES 1.47M people internally displaced...
Brazil's 'rolling stone reefs' teem with hidden diversity, DNA reveals
Vast offshore habitats face threats including mining, trawling, and drilling for oil
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda | Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak and EU response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 29/05/2026
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Please refer to the attached Map....
Ukraine: Health Cluster Bulletin #4 (April 2026)
Country: Ukraine Source: Health Cluster Please refer to the attached file.
Africa Is Embracing Renewable Energy
African countries are increasingly looking to renewable energy to meet growing power demand.Read more on E360 →
Q&A: How can African electricity access power jobs not just lightbulbs?
At the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings this week, several African leaders called for investments in electricity infrastructure which go beyond lighting homes to...
DeBriefed 29 May 2026: Europe's 'mind-boggling' May | Indian heat deaths | Nigeria's solar mini-grids
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week UK, Europe and India battle heatwaves...
AI boom means US is now 'investing more' in fossil-fuel power than China
The ‘data-centre boom’ is driving a surge in gas investment in the US, pushing its fossil-power spending ahead of China, according to the International Energy...
UNHCR Nigeria Forcibly Displaced Populations Dashboard - 1 May 2026
Countries: Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
UNHCR Lake Chad Basin: Nigerian Refugees & Repatriation Overview - 1 May 2026
Countries: Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
UNHCR Nigeria Refugees & Asylum-seekers Dashboard - 1 May 2026
Countries: Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Lebanon: Conflict Intensity Snapshot (2 March - 28 May 2026)
Country: Lebanon Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic.
EM-DAT: Trump aid cuts could close database storing 'world's memory of disasters'
The world’s most comprehensive disaster database – relied on by thousands of climate scientists and policymakers – is at risk of closing as a result...
COP31 must persuade countries to make fossil fuel transition plans
Andreas Sieber is head of political strategy at 350.org. Shady Khalil is a senior global policy strategist at Oil Change International. COP31 will take place...
EPA Rollbacks Could Raise AC, Refrigeration Costs Despite Promise of Lower Prices
A new Trump administration rule will likely cost consumers more money while creating higher emissions of climate-warming superpollutants, industry and environmental groups warn.By Phil McKennaPresident...
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