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Presenting his latest report, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan updated ambassadors on proceedings against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as “Ali Kushayb”, charged with 31 counts of war crimes and…
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 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…
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…
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 –…
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,…
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…
“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…
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…
Earthquake tremors have been felt for about 30 seconds in the capital of India, New Delhi and its surroundings. According to international media reports, New Delhi and its suburbs were…