Authorities in Myanmar must investigate a recent deadly attack against civilians in Kayah state, the UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths said in a...
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Former ‘failed State’ Somalia on fragile path to progress: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Somalia has been riven by decades of conflict and extreme weather events but, says Adam Abdelmoula, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the...
In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday urged warring sides to seize the opportunity to bring...
Lebanon crises increase suffering of migrant domestic workers
Many migrant domestic workers in Lebanon are denied basic human rights, and suffered abuse at the hands of their employers. Since the worsening economic...
The Sea Women of Melanesia, a group of divers who give women in the South Pacific region the skills to monitor the health of...
A $10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its work on COVID-19 response and addressing...
Libyan elections postponed, new date expected within 30 days
During a visit to help implement intra-Libyan political, security and economic dialogues and support recently postponed presidential and parliamentary elections, the UN envoy to the...
The Impact of Air Pollution on Child Health
Dec 23 (IPS) – Air pollution is a global public health crisis, and air pollution levels in India are among the highest in the...
Severe Water Stress, Absolute Scarcity for 2 to 4 Billion Humans by 2025
MADRID, Dec 23 (IPS) – Now it comes to the scary water crises, as it is estimated that, globally, over two billion people live...
Despite ‘rampant’ poverty, ‘existential’ lack of funding impedes UNRWA’s work
A long-term lack of funding for the UN’s relief agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, now represents an “existential” threat, its top official warned on Thursday. Read the full story, “Despite ‘rampant’ poverty, ‘existential’...
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