The UN has verified 266,000 cases of grave violations against children in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and...
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Although the African Region was certified free of wild poliovirus one year ago, after four years without a case, outbreaks of a vaccine-derived poliovirus...
Afghanistan: UN chief condemns terrorist blasts near Kabul airport
Secretary-General António Guterres condemned on Thursday the terror attacks around Kabul airport in Afghanistan and expressed his support for both the injured and the...
WFP steps up support in Haiti
The World Food Programme (WFP) is stepping up ongoing support to Haitians who are now facing destroyed homes, lost livelihoods and little or no access...
HAMILTON, Canada, Aug 26 (IPS) – Understanding the scale and intensity of the COVID-19 virus and its emerging variants, predicting the pandemic’s direction, and...
Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region – UN chief
A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, with serious political, economic and humanitarian implications for the...
In response to the growing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday launched a $24 million urgent appeal to...
Trials of former Spanish judge lack independence, impartiality: landmark case
The UN Human Rights Committee concluded on Thursday that the trials of a former Spanish in two major political cases were arbitrary and did not comply...
Mexicos Suspicious Shark Fins Exports Under CITES
LA PAZ, Mexico, Aug 26 (IPS) – At “The Lieutenant” (“El Teniente”) fishing site, near La Paz (Baja California Sur’s capital) the boats go...
Sharks, Victims of Mexican Authorities Neglect
LA PAZ, Mexico, Aug 26 (IPS) – The Mexican fisherman Tomás Valencia, aged 70, remembers that around 30 years ago he used to catch...
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights 
Gaza: At least 20 killed in deadly building collapse, search for survivors continues 
Security Council LIVE: ‘Being a woman is a crime in Afghanistan,’ civil society briefer declares 
AI, climate and conflicts top Guterres’s agenda ahead of General Assembly