The agency has been working with village security units in communities in Thailand as part of its border management programme. UNODC says that the supply of synthetic drugs through the region “remains at extreme levels.” UN News spoke to UNODC’s Regional Representative, Jeremy Douglas, and Eakkachai Suphan, a village security volunteer in the village of…
A Thai Navy launch travels at high speed down the muddy brown waters of the Mekong River close to the border town of Chiang Saen in the north of Thailand. To the right is Laos, where huge construction projects funded by foreign investment are rising out of the lush undergrowth along the riverbank and ahead…
Al-Fa port under construction in southern Iraq from where the ‘development road’ will start. Iraq has announced a $17 billion project that will connect Asia and Europe. The project will increase regional cooperation and economic opportunities. In a one-day conference in Baghdad, the transport ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Organization (GCC) countries, Iran, Turkey, Syria…
South Asian countries have the highest rates of child marriage; Photo: File New York: According to the report of the United Nations agency UNICEF, the rate of early marriage of girls in South Asia is the highest in the world. According to the report of the United Nations agency UNICEF, the number of young married…
File photo Scottish meteorologist Scott Duncan has said that the heat wave has engulfed a dozen countries in Asia. In a statement, meteorologist Scott Duncan said Thailand recorded a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius on April 14. He said that for the first time in the history of Thailand, the temperature was recorded at 45…
The Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2022 report is a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Agricultural Development fund, IFAD; the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF); the UN Development Programme (UNDP); the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); the World Food Programme (WFP); the World Health…
The report on children’s rights is the first of its kind to bring together existing data and analysis for all countries in the region, while highlighting critical data gaps that need to be filled. Data deficit UNICEF Regional Director Afshan Khan said the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, climate change and the current economic and…
Almost 3,300 arrived in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand last year, the UN agency said, a roughly 290 per cent rise over the 850 people recorded in 2021. IOM urged States in the region to work collectively to provide life-saving care and support to the refugees to prevent loss of life at sea during the migration journey….
President Putin called Pakistan an important partner country of Russia in South Asia and the Islamic world and expressed Russia’s keen interest in deepening bilateral relations. A delegation led by Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov met Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore, during which the Prime Minister highlighted the importance of mutual relations between…
