Peace News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Occupied West Bank: Settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low: OHCHR 900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone Colombia quake: In Cali’s ruins, an ‘overwhelming sense of humanity’ Will the world’s drying lands get relief from COP17 in Mongolia? Pushing the climate crisis: How advertising fuels high-carbon lifestyles Gaza: Destruction of buildings rises by nearly 10 per cent since ceasefire When the earth moves: six major earthquakes of 2026 US disputes reports of trying conditions on carrier in Gulf Kennedy Center board approves Trump name on facade, renovation plan Romania shuts nuclear plant, Hungary dams dry Danube River Israeli military moves as settlers besiege 3 West Bank homes Youth advocates gather in New York to launch new AI standards Ebola tracing improves in DR Congo – but the virus is still winning the race World News in Brief: Afghanistan education, Myanmar flooding, Syria recovery, homecare workers in New York Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since March 2022 UN continues scaling up response to earthquake in Colombia Migrant deaths climb sharply in 2026, new UN data shows Security Council LIVE: Escalating attacks threaten peace in Yemen ‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women ‘erased from public life’ Deadly attack on Red Sea ship adds to global supply chain uncertainty “We’ve gone backwards” – new plastics treaty text dims hopes for production curbs Eritrea: An emerging key player in the geopolitical gamble at the Horn 25 years Ohrid Agreement: Is N. Macedonia’s peace holding? South Africa’s offshore oil push meets grassroots resistance in court Three young activists on finding solutions to the issues that matter most to them Azerbaijan: Health of imprisoned government critics at risk as another political activist faces extradition threat Young Feminist and Peace Activists on Why Militarism and Masculinity Are Two Sides of the Same Coin Lebanon: Abolition of death penalty a landmark victory affirming justice must be rooted in human rights Key issues in Zambia’s 2026 general election Disrupted monsoons force India to face climate threat Hungary’s parliament elects Orban critic as new president Can the new PKK law bring peace to Turkey? Russia: Why is the Yabloko party barred from the elections? UNESCO: 2.4 million girls barred from school in Afghanistan After post-pandemic improvement, youth unemployment is rising again World marks second warmest July on record South Sudan: UN mission decries deadly attacks, works to calm tensions after ‘nothing but devastation’ Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Israeli settler violence in West Bank Mozart tribute ends on sour note after mass figurine theft Myanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians WILPF Announces Appointment of New International Board Members  No oil, no salary: Iraqi state employees are feeling the crunch of the Hormuz blockade Zambia: stalled reforms risk reversing human rights gains Which country is the new Mecca defense pact targeting? ‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts