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Climate change
Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds with Pakistan in the Eye of Fiercest Climate Change Storm
The monsoon season hit Pakistan this year in June, earlier than usual. Torrential rains continued well into July, with 181 per cent above average...
Health
Humanitarian Catastrophe Awaits Ukraine’s People Living With HIV, Says UNAIDS
NGOs have been working to provide emergency support during the conflict, using minibuses to meet pressing humanitarian needs, including evacuating vulnerable populations and delivering...
Agriculture
War in Ukraine Poised to Threaten Global Food Security
Ukraine has long been the “breadbasket” of Europe, but the fighting could disrupt global wheat trade, with knock-on impacts on food prices and overall...
News
Ukraine crisis: terrified families seek shelter underground in capital
Two days since Russia launched military operations inside Ukraine, the UN rights office confirmed that confirmed that many civilians have already been killed and...
Afghanistan
The UN’s Vital Role in Afghanistan
The UN can help to place Afghanistan on a new development and political path with the backing of major global and regional powers and...
Afghanistan
UN chief: ‘Babies being sold to feed their siblings’ in Afghanistan
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the UN Chief has warned of “a race against time to help the Afghan people.”
United Nations’ Secretary-General António...
Afghanistan
Another US$308 million towards UN’s Afghan emergency humanitarian aid appeal from US
The UN appeal for US$5 billion in aid for Afghanistan to avert a humanitarian catastrophe has got US$308 million from the US.
The US on...
Human rights
UN Special Envoy calls for New Year’s ceasefire in Myanmar
The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has appealed for a New Year’s ceasefire following weeks of escalating violence in the country.
United Nations Special Envoy...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including harassment, intimidation and violence, as well as legal hurdles when...
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Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures to protect Hazaras and other communities at risk or provide...
Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including...
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures...
