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Photograph of Navi Pillay speaking at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva
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Navi Pillay receives the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing peace through international law

South African jurist Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The Norwegian Nobel Committee highlighted her courage, integrity and work to strengthen a legal order in which grave crimes can be prosecuted and conflicts addressed without violence. For people affected by war crimes and…

GOOD NEWS · 2026 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
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Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to international cruise travel contained

The World Health Organization reported the containment of an Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the Netherlands-flagged cruise ship M/V Hondius. By 2 July 2026, 13 cases had been notified: 12 laboratory-confirmed and one probable. Three people died, giving a reported case fatality ratio of 23 per cent. All cases involved people who had travelled aboard…

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Hantavirus Outbreak
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Southern Africa: Drought - 2018-2020

Between October 2019 and March 2020, an estimated 430,000 people are facing severe acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+) and require urgent humanitarian action. ( IPC, 23 Jan 2020 ) More than 4.34 million people in rural Zimbabwe are acutely food insecure facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse from February-June 2020. That is equivalent to 45% of the…

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Drought