With the recent and tragic high-profile case of Gabby Petito, there is renewed scrutiny over the lack of similarly dedicated media attention for missing women of color in the United States. Last September, we covered the largely invisible epidemic of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW) and examined bipartisan U.S. legislation designed to solve those crimes and prevent future incidents of violence against Indigenous women. Now, we are taking a look at the alarming number of missing Black girls and women in the United States.

Caught in the middle of a contentious dispute between Belarus and the European Union (EU), refugees and asylum seekers from Central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa are stranded in frigid temperatures at the border of Belarus and Poland. Some governments have alleged that Belarus is trying to instigate a conflict, conceivably to retaliate against EU sanctions.

On October 25, Sudan's military, led by General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, launched a hostile takeover of the country's government. In the days prior, Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Envoy for the Horn of Africa, had been told that despite deep fissures between military and civilian leadership, the Sudanese military would not block the country's democratic transition. Satisfied with those assurances, Mr. Feltman boarded a flight to Qatar. By the time he landed, Sudan was in the midst of a military coup.

From October 31 - November 12, the UK, in partnership with Italy, will host the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Leaders from around the world are convening to discuss the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. What do politicians and sponsoring corporations hope to accomplish?

King Mswati III, the head of Africa's last absolute monarchy, has faced pro-democracy protests since June 2021. Largely led by high school and university students throughout Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland), the protests aim to unseat the monarchy and institute free education. How has the international community responded?

The International Day of Rural Women and World Food Day occur side-by-side this week, further highlighting the role women in rural areas play in alleviating extreme poverty and hunger. According to the United Nations, women comprise more than "40% of the agricultural labor force in developing countries, ranging from 20% in Latin America to 50% or more in parts of Africa and Asia." But, many of those women face discrimination when trying to manage farms. How can women in other communities help them?