Tag: crisis

Britain’s Hidden Labour Crisis: Ill Health, Disability Barriers and a £212 Billion Economic Cost

Europe Roshan Abayasekara -
Britain faces an urgent economic inactivity crisis. Ill health and the barriers to work faced by disabled people largely...

Australian Freight Crisis Explained: How Gulf Airspace Closures and Shipping Suspensions Are Rerouting Global Cargo

Logistics Roshan Abayasekara -
This is likely to be the most significant multimodal freight disruption to impact the Australian supply chains since the...

Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis: Children Starve as Clinics Struggle to Cope

Food Security Sharya Christiana -
The human toll of hunger has visibly deepened and reached an all-time high at a very hot clinic in...

Planet Out of Balance: UN Warns Climate Crisis Is Accelerating at Record Pace

Environment Sharya Christiana -
The Earth’s climate system is now “out of balance,” according to a stark warning issued by the United Nations’...

Global Tensions Rise as U.S.–Israel–Iran Conflict Deepens Humanitarian Crisis

Global Sharya Christiana -
While the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran increases, the global tensions also continue to escalate...

Lakhs of Indians return home amid worsening Middle East crisis!

Asia Sarojini P -
India (Commonwealth Union)_ According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India has brought back around 2.6 lakh citizens...
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From Campus Crisis to Reinvention? Why AI and Declining Enrolment Are Forcing US Universities to Change

Education Roshan Abayasekara -
Declining enrolment, university funding cuts, advancing AI, and evolving regulations that reshape the college landscape are positioning America's higher...

Can Diplomacy Prevail? Pakistan and Oman Urge Restraint as Middle East Crisis Deepens

Mena Asanga Divulweva -
The two men spoke over the phone today at 10:00 a.m., where, alongside the discussion about current rapidly changing...

Why Are Gulf Supply Chains in Crisis? Strait of Hormuz Closure Forces Importers to Reroute Food, Medicine and Goods

Logistics Roshan Abayasekara -
Gulf states are heavily reliant on imports. Trucking demands surge as smaller ports face congestion and delays. Reroutes and...

2040 on the Brink: Why No Nation Is Safe from the Coming Food Security Crisis

Business & Trade Sharya Christiana -
Projections about future food insecurity have been focusing mainly on regions that have already been struggling with poverty, drought,...

Oman Warns US and Iran Over Civilian Impact, Urges Dialogue as Regional Tensions Rise

Mena Asanga Divulweva -
During the evacuation of its citizens this week, Oman demonstrated its capacity to manage the current crisis by successfully...

New Zealand Neurology Crisis: One Specialist per 74,000 People as Disease Burden Grows

Healthcare S De Silva -
Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Research from the University of Otago, Wellington has found that New Zealand lacks a sufficient...

Joint Ministerial Declaration on the Humanitarian Crisis and Civilian Protection in Sudan

Pacific Sridee Senarathna -
Deep concerns about the ongoing, indiscriminate attacks on civilians, critical infrastructure, and humanitarian activities have now escalated the conflict...

Why South Africa’s Municipal Funding Crisis Is in Focus Ahead of the 2026 State of the Nation

Africa Sridee Senarathna -
As South Africa approaches President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 12th, 2026, the South...

The Power-Hungry Data Center Crisis and Why It’s Now Solvable

Technology Sridee Senarathna -
Think of a data center where tens of thousands of servers hum along, working behind the scenes to power...

Crop Losses in Africa Deepen Food Insecurity: A Growing Crisis

Healthcare Sharya Christiana -
Facing a deep crisis in crop loss across Africa, farmers and communities as a result is having to undergo...