Peace News https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Israeli settler violence in West Bank Young Feminist and Peace Activists on Why Militarism and Masculinity Are Two Sides of the Same Coin “We’ve gone backwards” – new plastics treaty text dims hopes for production curbs Myanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians Russia: Why is the Yabloko party barred from the elections? Youth advocates gather in New York to launch new AI standards UN continues scaling up response to earthquake in Colombia Migrant deaths climb sharply in 2026, new UN data shows 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 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 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? 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 Eritrea: An emerging key player in the geopolitical gamble at the Horn South Sudan: UN mission decries deadly attacks, works to calm tensions after ‘nothing but devastation’ Mozart tribute ends on sour note after mass figurine theft 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? Colombia earthquake: Death toll rises to over 100 Turkey MPs back historic law on reintegrating PKK militants Trump pushes overhaul of US childhood vaccine policy How climate change is reshaping Africa’s malaria risk 25 years Ohrid Agreement: Is N. Macedonia’s peace holding? Sudan: ‘It made me dream again’: The students refusing to let war stop their education Fighting deepens needs and fuels further displacement in Sudan Lebanon: UN peacekeepers count hundreds of Israeli strikes and incursions in a single weekend Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan as China braces for coming storm War, terror, diplomacy: What if Israel takes Al-Aqsa Mosque? UN offers support to Colombia after magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills dozens UN calls for urgent action to protect children from online information risks Humanitarian aid warehouses come under attack in Ukraine Australia: Jetstar, Qatar Airways planes almost collide on Sydney Airport tarmac Netanyahu rejects Trump-backed Gaza peace plan Kosovo PM Kurti egged in parliament amid political crisis Nigeria marries 1,500 couples in mass wedding DR Congo: Ebola is killing people before they ever reach a doctor For Brazil’s Indigenous youth, visibility is resistance The Mediterranean’s own odyssey: An ecological treasure feels the strain Afghanistan: UN tells Taliban to open up on abuses committed by security forces