Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent than ever: UN relief chief
A ceasefire in Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more than...
Mali violence threatens country’s survival, warns UN human rights expert
Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the country said...
Myanmar: COVID-19 third wave has hit like a ‘tsunami’, warns WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that it is facing...
Displaced Afghans face ‘continued deterioration’ in country
The situation for people who have been displaced due to an upsurge...
Hiroshima memorial: UN chief laments slow progress on nuclear-free goal
Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, Secretary-General António Guterres has...
COVID-19 vaccine equality, ‘most pressing issue of our times’ – UN chief
The remarkable and rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines offers “great hope” that the devastating pandemic can be...
Civilians in southern Syria ‘under siege’ – UN human rights chief
The top UN rights official once more sounded the alarm on Thursday over the plight...
Somalia: Call for urgent action following ‘alarming’ 80 per cent rise in sexual violence
An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as...
Refugee resettlement numbers yet to recover amid pandemic
The number of refugees given shelter in safe host countries plunged last...
Heavy rains and flooding push Yemenis to the brink
Heavy rains and flooding in Yemen have affected at least 28,000 people,...
