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27 airstrikes hit Yemeni provinces in 24 hours
The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition warplanes waged on Thursday 27 air raids on several areas in Hajjah, Sanaa, Jawf and Marib provinces.
According to a security official, the aggression air forces launched 14 raids on the…
National salvation govt unveils new agreement with WFP to deliver aid in cash
Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Abdulmohsen Tawoos on Thursday unveiled an agreement with the World Food Program (WFP) to deliver aid in cash.
“Our agreement with WFP…
28 death cases of coronavirus registered in China
Chinese authorities on Saturday reported 28 death and 99 infected cases of coronavirus “Covid-19″ in the last 24 hours.
The State Health Commission has received data from 31 provinces, confirming that since the spread of the coronavirus…
Report reveals nearly 90 per cent of all people have ‘a deeply ingrained bias’ against women
Despite decades of progress in closing the gender equality gap, close to nine out of 10 men and women around the world, hold some sort of bias against women, according to new findings published on Thursday from the UN Development…
Coronavirus update: 290 million students now stuck at home
School closures in 13 countries linked to the COVID-19 virus epidemic have disrupted the education of more than 290 million students, a record number, the UN education agency UNESCO said on Thursday.
The…
DR Congo: Agencies appeal for funding for refugee support and Ebola response
Urgent resources are needed to support countries in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region which are hosting more than 900,000 refugees and asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency,…
COVID-19: countries, businesses must safeguard human rights as virus spreads: Bachelet
As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread globally, the UN’s top human rights official appealed on Friday to put rights “front and centre” when implementing preventative measures.
Liz Throssell,…
Coronavirus update: WHO chief calls for private sector to step up, and, should you take that flight?
In his daily briefing to the press on Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that supplies of medicine are at risk of disruption due to the epidemic, given that China - the worst hit nation…
Rights office concerned over death sentences against 35 Yemeni MPs
The UN human rights office is calling on authorities in Yemen to revoke death sentences imposed against 35 parliamentarians allegedly for treason charges.
The pro-government MPs were sentenced in…
International Women’s Day: Gender equality benefits everyone
The benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but “for everyone whose lives will be changed by a fairer world”, the chief of UN Women said in her message for International Women’s Day (IWD) at UN…