Pakistan: Flood have gone but horror continues for children
Millions of children in Pakistan remain dependent on humanitarian assistance as recovery and rehabilitation efforts from last year’s catastrophic floods lack sufficient…
‘Increasing militarisation’ of DPR Korea fuelling rise in human rights violations
Briefing the UN Security Council, Volker Türk ran through a long list of rights abuses, saying that many “stem directly from, or…
UN rights chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Niger
The UN rights chief expressed grave concerns for the people of Niger. “The people have already been through so much hardship over…
UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again
In a message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Mr. Guterres urged the international community to learn…
Haiti: ‘Unimaginable violence’ against women, children, reports UNICEF
According to UNICEF, nearly 300 confirmed cases were reported in the first six months of 2023, almost matching the total number documented…
Land and basic services are ‘your rights, not favours’, UN deputy-chief
Ms. Mohammed on Friday wrapped up a week of development-focused meetings with Government officials in the vast South American country with a…
Ukraine: War intensifies and so do the needs, says UN relief official
Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, spoke remotely at a press briefing at UN Headquarters, in New York, and said that…
South Sudan: UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis
During a three-day visit to the country, Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Cindy McCain, Executive Director…
The eerie silence of starvation ‘is deafening, it never leaves you’: UN official
Globally, over 250 million people suffered acute hunger in 2022, the highest in recent years, with about 376,000 people facing famine-like conditions…
FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan
FAO said 20.3 million individuals in Sudan face severe hunger, a figure that has nearly doubled since last year. Projections show that 42% of…