Latin America, Caribbean ‘must step up’ to tackle rising hunger: FAO
According to the UN agency, between 2019 and 2021, the number of people who went hungry in the region increased by 30 per cent, to 56.5 million. This alarming food…
Human rights must be defended in the fight against terrorism: UN chief
Speaking at the ninth meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact in New York, he urged for all counter-terrorism policies and initiatives to be “firmly grounded” within their defence.…
Threats to women in Afghanistan, EUAA
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has published a joint assessment of the situation in Afghanistan, warning that women and girls are at risk of persecution under the Taliban…
More than 150 people died due to severe cold
More than 150 people have died due to severe cold weather in Afghanistan. Taliban officials say that the death toll has doubled in less than a week due to the…
Top UN body asks what more can be done to stop genocide, atrocity crimes
The UN fears risk of these atrocities is heightened given current global crises that include conflict, soaring food and energy costs, and deepening inequalities and tensions, all exacerbated by the…
Police overwhelmed, development stalled, as gang violence spirals in Haiti
“Years of hard-fought recovery gains are being undone, and Haitians are grappling with setting the country back on a path to democracy,” said Helen La Lime, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative…
Mali: WHO doctor seized by ‘unidentified assailants’, as UNHCR raises alarm over continuing violence
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet posted on Tuesday that WHO was working with local authorities to investigate the abduction of Dr. Mahamadou Diawara, who had worked for the…
Crises hindering victim identification: UNODC human trafficking report
Globally, the number of victims detected fell by 11 per cent in 2020 from the previous year, driven by fewer detections in low and medium-income countries. The number of convictions for…
Palestinian refugees face hitting ‘rock bottom’, warns UNRWA in $1.6 billion appeal
Head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, told journalists in Geneva that competing global crises, and skyrocketing levels of poverty and unemployment among Palestine refugees, have put immense strain on them –…
UN chief calls for worldwide commitment to transforming education
He called for countries to deliver education systems “that can support equal societies, dynamic economies and the limitless dreams of every learner in the world.” Data from the UN Educational,…