Four years on, here’s what total exclusion of women in Afghanistan looks like
Four years after Taliban fighters retook the capital Kabul on 15 August 2021, gender equality agency UN Women…
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Security Council voices deep concern over deadly escalation in Syria’s Sweida region
Unrest began on 12 July when mutual kidnappings escalated into armed conflict between Druze groups and Bedouin tribes,…
Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished…
Aid blockade deepens Gaza crisis as malnutrition deaths rise, warns UNRWA
“For over 150 days, not a single truck from UNRWA has been permitted to deliver food, medicine or…
From crisis to cultivation: Haiti’s farmers build resilience one seed at a time
Instead of having seeds which sprout reliably, farmers contend with batches which may grow only 40 or 50…
‘There is no military solution’ to end Israel-Palestine conflict, Security Council hears, as starvation stalks the Gaza Strip
Two top UN officials warned that the Israeli cabinet’s green light this week for a fresh offensive aimed…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid starvation in the Gaza Strip
The UN Security Council is meeting in New York following the Israeli cabinet’s decision to again expand its…
Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh
Sunamganj is a district in the wetland ecosystem in northeast Bangladesh, which is particularly vulnerable to climate change.…
Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity
“We stand at a pivotal moment, one that marks a profound shift from viewing these nations as isolated…
‘Nuclear weapons have no place in our world,’ UN chief tells mayors in Nagasaki
Inspired by the hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings at the end of World War Two who turned…
Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities
An estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples live across 90 countries, representing 5,000 different cultures. Without proper safeguards, AI…
‘The real challenge is still ahead’: UN warns on Afghan returnees
“The real challenge is still ahead of us,” Stephanie Loose, Programme Manager in Afghanistan, told journalists in Geneva…
Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres
The announcement following an Israeli cabinet meeting “marks a dangerous escalation and risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians, and…
Landlocked but not left behind: UN summit in Turkmenistan wraps with bold new roadmap
Held under the theme Driving Progress Through Partnerships, the four-day forum known as LLDC3, brought together Heads of…
Sudan: You can run – but we will find you, militias warn terrified civilians
“People told me multiple times that when they were fleeing from Zamzam , armed people would threaten them…
Israeli plan to take complete control of Gaza must stop now, says UN rights chief
“A complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted,” insisted Volker Türk, UN High…
Gaza: Acute malnutrition among children hits record high
In July alone, nearly 12,000 children under five were identified as acutely malnourished out of 136,000 screened, according…
Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns
Over the past decade, a growing body of evidence has highlighted the widespread impact of mistreatment and the…
UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
Particularly hard hit is El Fasher, where hunger is growing, with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
Afghan women returnees face rising risks, UN warns
UN Women – which champions gender empowerment and equality – alongside the international humanitarian agency CARE International and…