The PKK disarmament ceremony also could mark a new era for the Kurds, one of the largest stateless groups in the world with over 30 million people living across Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. The PKK ...

Iraq has managed to uphold domestic stability despite regional turmoil. However, rapid expansion of spending and emerging financing constraints led to arrears accumulation in 2024. These challenges ...

One of the UN Sustainable Development Goals aims to secure clean water and good sanitation for all by 2030, in recognition of ...

On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan and became Africa's 54th nation.

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IRBIL, Iraq -- A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its fighters in ...

Agency that coordinates humanitarian responses says that for 44 humanitarian crises it has prioritised this year, only around 11 per cent of the required funding as been confirmed, writes Nick Ferris ...

Those suffering from diarrhea and vomiting are automatically treated as cholera cases." Water stress is at the core of the health threats, said medical anthropologist Mac Skelton, who heads the ...

Tiba and one of her brothers, who suffers from jaundice and a skin rash, are victims of Iraq's broader public health crisis. From cholera to chronic diarrhoea and sandstorm-triggered asthma attacks, ...

Our COVID-19 response includes promoting awareness campaigns and training health workers in infection prevention and control. The IRC also supports Syrian refugees in Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.

Turkish authorities are exacerbating an acute water crisis that is believed to have given rise to the deadly cholera outbreak spreading across Syria and into nearby countries.