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Independent UN rights experts raise alarm over ‘incommunicado detention’ of Chinese scholar
Independent United Nations human rights experts expressed apprehension on Thursday over the “incommunicado detention” of a Uyghur Muslim academic who has reportedly been sentenced to death.
The whereabouts of…
Haiti: Food insecurity expected to rise next year, UN humanitarian agency reports
The number of Haitians who do not have sufficient food to eat is expected to surpass four million next year, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday.
OCHA reports that deteriorating…
Accelerating towards a fairer future
Cutting child mortality by a third in Brazil, reaching carbon neutrality in Finland and redirecting trillions of dollars of investment to funds that promote sustainability: these are some examples of initiatives from…
UN refugee agency welcomes move to register all births in Kazakhstan
The decision to ensure that all babies born in Kazakhstan are registered at birth and issued birth certificates has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
The country this month amended its Code on…
Ending war only ‘real hope’ for prosperous Afghanistan: UN mission chief
Only by ending the war in Afghanistan can there be “real hope” for a prosperous future for the country, the top UN official there said on Thursday.
Tadamichi Yamamoto, head of the UN Assistance Mission in…
Women in Business ‘must be knowledgeable and trust their knowledge’
Women who set up their own businesses will succeed if they are knowledgeable about their field and “trust their knowledge”; that’s according to the owner of a successful wine bar and store in the city of New Orleans in the…
Israeli warplanes launch series of airstrikes on Gaza Strip
Israeli occupation warplanes launched a series of airstrikes targeting several sites in the north and south of the Gaza Strip at dawn Thursday, under the pretext of firing a missile at the occupied city of Ashkelon on Wednesday evening.…
Mohammed Abdulsalam warns of “serious consequences” over Saudi attack on “al-Raqw Market in Saada”
Mohammed Abdulsalam, head of the national negotiating delegation warned of “serious” consequences over Saudi-led coalition’ attack on the popular market of “Al-Raqw” in the border district of Monabbih in Saada province,for the fourth time,…
UN demands investigation into targeting of int’l orgs in Dhalea
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Wednesday expressed his concern about the armed attacks on international organizations in the occupied city of Dhalea,…
2.2 million Cholera cases registered in Yemen, including 931 deaths: UN
The United Nations on Thursday announced that 2.2 million suspected cases of Cholera have been registered in Yemen since the beginning of the disease outbreak until mid-November.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the…