Women and children face heightened risks, while operational challenges – including restrictions on female UN staff – threaten life-saving relief efforts. The twin quakes, measuring 6.0 and 6.2, struck on 31 August and 4 September, flattening entire villages in Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman and Nuristan provinces. Mountainous terrain and landslides blocked key roads, leaving air transport […]
The first eight months of 2025 show no sign of a reversal of this disturbing trend, with 265 humanitarian workers killed as of 14 August, according to figures released on World Humanitarian Day. Attacks on humanitarian workers, assets and operations violate international law and undermine the lifelines that sustain millions of people trapped in war […]
The first UN peacekeeping operation was established in 1948 and today more than 68,000 civilian, military, and police personnel are posted at 11 missions in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The Day pays tribute to their unwavering service and sacrifice while honouring the more than 4,400 blue helmets who have died in the […]
There, alongside civilian gender units, Ms. Syme met a group of local community members – both men and women. Partway through, she realised something was different. “The women were not talking,” she told UN News. “They were very quiet.” Then she remembered that local cultural norms dictated women do not speak in public. “We are […]
Telugu, Tamil and Hindi actress Sridevi, 54, has passed away, in Dubai while attending a family function. She suffered a fatal heart attack, said family sources and her brother-in-law and actor Sanjay Kapoor confirmed the news with reporters. Sridevi was in Dubai for the marriage of her nephew and actress Sonam Kapoor’s cousin Mohit Marwah, […]