COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF to stockpile more than half a billion syringes by year’s end
With countries and pharmaceutical companies around the world gearing up to distribute COVID-19...
‘Biocups’, electric motorcycle taxis and recycling 500 billion bottles for a sustainable Thailand: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
The private sector in Thailand has a key role to play in...
Both sides obliged to ‘spare and protect civilians’ over Nagorno-Karabakh fighting declares UN’s Guterres
The UN Secretary-General on Sunday condemned “all attacks on populated areas” in and around...
Yemen: Combatants ‘have to find strength’ to end fighting, says UN humanitarian official
Parties to the conflict in Yemen must do more to protect civilians,...
UN chief urges inclusive, peaceful elections in Guinea
On the eve of the presidential elections in Guinea, the UN Secretary-General...
Twelve migrants dead, others missing off the coast of Djibouti: IOM
Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off...
‘We want justice for these girls’: the Kenyan helpline for victims of gender violence
Around four million girls worldwide suffer female genital mutilation every year. Although...
Syria: Humanitarians ‘very concerned’ for thousands still living in Al Hol camp
Humanitarians are “very concerned” about the plight of more than 64,000 people...
Violence, COVID-19, contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel
A surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout...
Misuse of terrorism laws during conflict creates ‘unmitigated calamity’
The misuse of terrorism laws during conflict situations often leads to an...