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South Sudan Overwhelmed: Coping With a Surge of Refugees Amid Escalating Crisis

Introduction South Sudan, a nation born out of a long struggle for independence, is now facing a humanitarian challenge of immense proportions. One of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, South Sudan is grappling with the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict in neighboring Sudan. Since April of last year, […]

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Battling the Climate Crisis: How the World is Coping with Natural Disasters and Plastic Pollution

Introduction The escalating climate crisis is manifesting through increasingly severe hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and an unprecedented accumulation of plastic waste. Small Island Developing States (SIDS), with their unique vulnerabilities, are particularly affected by these global challenges. Struggling to cope with the immediate impacts of natural disasters, SIDS also face the compounded issue of plastic pollution, […]