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Aid cuts 'disaster' in Syria as services axed and refugees return

23 hours ago | context.news | Nazih Osseiran

What’s the context? As global aid dwindles, support centres crucial to Syrian refugees' return face closure, leaving many without critical assistance. DAMASCUS - Around a dozen Syrian women sat in a circle at a U.N.-funded centre in Damascus, happy to share stories about their daily struggles, but their bonding was overshadowed by fears that such meet-ups could soon end due to international aid cuts.
Syrian refugees pick up pieces of life back home after Assad

1 day ago | context.news | Nazih Osseiran

What’s the context? 'Syria is liberated but the country is not back on its feet' - homecoming refugees pay price of war and economic collapse.
Where is the money the EU promised workers to go green?

1 day ago | context.news | Peter Yeung

What’s the context? Flagship EU fund to support fossil fuel workers and communities risks mad spending rush, says exclusive European Commission data. The European Union's flagship Just Transition Fund has spent less than 3% of its €26.7 billion ($30.5 billion US) to support regions and communities' shift away from fossil fuel industries, despite running for more than four years.
Philippine marine life under threat from industrial fishing

2 days ago | context.news | Mariejo Ramos

What’s the context? Scientists warn a court ruling that allows large commercial fishing boats in waters near cities may deplete fish stocks.
Trump’s budget cuts throw U.S. renewable energy jobs into doubt

3 days ago | context.news | Carey L. Biron

What’s the context? Green energy tax credits have boosted U.S. construction jobs and attracted younger workers, but could be on the chopping block.
“I’ve seen hell”: Inside the global seafarer exploitation crisis

3 days ago | context.news | Katie McQue

Seafarers prepare to dock a Russian missile cruiser in Metro Manila, Philippines, January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezWhat’s the context? Seafarers are the backbone of the global maritime industry, but they're often illegally recruited, scammed into dangerous work and then abandoned at sea.
Q&A: Algorithms tested on migrants should worry citizens too

4 days ago | context.news | Lin Taylor

What’s the context? As governments deploy AI to manage borders, citizens should be wary of this tech too, says researcher. LONDON - As the number of people fleeing war, poverty and climate disasters reach record levels worldwide, governments are increasingly turning to digital fixes to manage migration. In April, Britain said it would use artificial intelligence to speed asylum decisions, arming caseworkers with country-specific advice and automated summaries of key interviews.
LGBTQ+ suicide risk rises as Trump cuts mental health services

1 week ago | context.news | Lucy Middleton

What’s the context? The Trump administration plans to cut vital LGBTQ+ services, calling it 'radical gender ideology'. Trump administration to end specialised LGBTQ+ suicide hotline serviceResource branded ‘radical gender ideology’ by White HouseLGBTQ+ youth warn service needed now more than everLONDON - Seventeen-year-old Elliot Schneider knows how vital mental health support can be.
Trump halts U.S. effort to attain 'digital equity'

1 week ago | context.news | Carey L. Biron

What’s the context? Funding to connect all Americans to the internet at risk under Trump cuts. 12% of Americans have no internet connectionPost-pandemic laws sought universal connectivityTrump describes equity effort as 'racist'WASHINGTON - The public library in Bethel, Alaska is the only place for miles around that provides free internet and computer use, and it was planning to lead the community into a new era of online access.
Trafficked cyber scam victims in SE Asia freed but cannot get home

1 week ago | context.news | Rebecca Root

What’s the context? Rescued from cyber-scam centres in Southeast Asia, trafficking survivors find themselves mired in process of getting back home. Hundreds of thousands of victims trapped in scam compoundsCyber-crime economy contributed to $8 trillion losses in 2023Experts concerned that rescue efforts will discontinueBANGKOK - Most of Jaruwat Jinnmonca’s anti-trafficking work used to focus on helping victims swept into prostitution.