© UNDP The Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world, has dried up, leaving behind 5.4 million hectares of salt desert. The land that feeds […]
Ukraine: UN coordinator calls for protection of humanitarian workers
© UNDOB/A. Obukhov A UN vehicle was severely damaged in two drone strikes in Kherson, Ukraine (file photo). Ukraine: UN coordinator calls for protection of humanitarian workers Humanitarian […]
UN steps up efforts to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
© UNFPA/J. Mayindu A midwife in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo holds a newborn born amid the Ebola outbreak. UN steps up efforts to combat Ebola outbreak in […]
Drug trafficking networks in West Asia are shifting from opium to synthetic drugs
Photo Unsplash/M. Rajabi Tehran, capital of Iran. Drug trafficking networks in West Asia are shifting from opium to synthetic drugs Peace and Security In the first quarter of […]
More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have lost access to secondary education since 2021
© VPP/I. Sumra Afghan women and children receive humanitarian aid in rural areas. More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have lost access to secondary education since 2021 […]
UN special rapporteur: new Russian law condemns government critics abroad to “civil death”
Photo by UN News Service/A. Uspensky View of the Kremlin. Moscow, Russia UN special rapporteur: new Russian law condemns government critics abroad to “civil death” Human Rights The […]
Occupied West Bank: settler siege of Palestinian homes is a new round of escalation
© UNICEF/A. Badarne The streets of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli troops have extended a blockade order until August 20. Occupied West Bank: settler siege […]
Migration routes leading to Europe are becoming increasingly dangerous
© SOS Méditerranée/F. Gasperini In the first four months of this year, 821 migrants died or went missing on the central Mediterranean route. Migration routes leading to Europe […]
Five years of Taliban rule: exclusion of women and girls from public life in Afghanistan is becoming the new norm
© UNICEF/A. Mirzad Afghanistan remains the only country in the world that systematically bans girls from secondary school and women from university. Five years of Taliban rule: exclusion […]
WHO chief expressed concern about changes in US vaccination policy
© WHO/J. Mulala-Raymond The head of the WHO noted that new adjustments to the vaccination schedule in the United States are not consistent with global data. WHO chief […]