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Over 1 million health consultations provided in Yemen in 2019: UN migration agency
Since the beginning of the year, the UN Migration Agency has carried out over one million health consultations for displaced and conflict-affected Yemenis and migrants struggling to reach the help they need, the organization announced…
ICC gives greenlight for probe into violent crimes against Rohingya
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity, namely deportation, which have forced between 600,000 and one million Rohingya refugees out of…
The New York Times Reports 72 Saudi War Crimes on Yemen Supported by U.S., U.K. and France
The Yemen Archive said that the Saudi-led coalition was allegedly responsible for 72 attacks. Yemen’s bloody war, which has been fought to a stalemate, has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The latest Saudi-led…
‘Diversity is a form of wealth, not a factor of division,’ UNESCO chief says ahead of International…
At a time when extremism and fanaticism are too often unleashed, when “the venom of hatred” continues to poison a part of humanity, “tolerance has never been more vital a virtue”, the United Nations cultural agency’s chief has…
Iran confirms support peace, stability in Yemen
Ali Asghar Khaji,Iran’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs said on Wednesday that Tehran supports all the efforts to stop the war and bring peace and stability to Yemen.
The move came during his meeting with …
Seven people killed after car bomb explodes in Kabul
At least seven people were killed and seven others injured on Wednesday after a car bomb exploded near the Interior Ministry in the capital Kabul, a government spokesman said.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
The car…
One Palestinian killed in new Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip
The Israeli occupation warplanes continued their shelling on Wednesday morning, targeting a range of locations in different areas of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian local media reported.
According to the Ma’an News Agency, the Israeli shelling…
Quality education an ‘essential pillar’ of a better future, says UN chief
Education is an “essential pillar” to achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN chief António Guterres told an audience on Tuesday at the Paris headquarters of UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and…
In Bahrain, Global Forum for Entrepreneurs and Investment examines empowerment of women, youth…
Spotlighting the role of targeted investment and innovation towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with special focus on ‘Harnessing the Potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Digital Economy,’…
Australia wildfires: communities must stay vigilant, urges UN weather agency
As Australia’s “catastrophic” and deadly wildfire emergency continues, UN weather experts on Tuesday echoed Government warnings for people to remain vigilant in the face of the fast-moving threat and tinderbox conditions.…