Amid economic recovery fuelled by worker remittances, Sri Lanka remains wary of West Asian conflict (2026-05-13 03:55 UTC)
Kurz: The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia were the largest sources of remittances, along with the United Kingdom, which included funds routed through other countries
Africa Forward summit wraps up in Nairobi (2026-05-12 21:35 UTC)
Kurz: The Africa Forward summit, co-hosted by Kenya and France in Nairobi, has wrapped up. Paris is seeking to renew its engagement with the continent, following years of strained ties with its former colonies.
Chad’s refugee crisis overwhelms maternity care in east, UN agency warns (2026-05-12 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: Many women in eastern Chad are being forced to give birth in overcrowded clinics with limited medicine, minimal equipment and severe shortages of anesthesia, as a worsening humanitarian crisis overwhelms the country’s fragile healthcare system, the UN reproductive health agency, …
From childhood to university, economic inequality shapes life chances worldwide (2026-05-12 12:00 UTC)
Kurz: Economic inequality is leaving a deep mark on children’s health, learning and future opportunities – with effects felt well beyond the classroom, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF and the UN education agency UNESCO warned on Tuesday.