‘Unfathomable restrictions’ on women’s rights risk destabilizing Afghanistan
“No country can develop – indeed survive – socially and economically with half its population excluded”, said the High Commissioner...
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2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements
At the end of 2021, when the UN climate conference (COP26) wrapped up in Glasgow, none of those present could...
Burkina Faso authorities had no authority to expel senior UN official: Guterres
In a statement released on Saturday, Mr. Guterres announced that he had full confidence in the UN system in Burkina...
2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’
A global population weary of the chaos caused by COVID-19 pandemic had to contend with a new, highly transmissible variant...
2022 Year in Review: 100 million displaced, ‘a record that should never have been set’
The 100 million figure, which includes those fleeing conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution, was announced by the UN...
WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world
The clear need to do much more to cut greenhouse gas emissions was again underscored throughout events in 2022, said...
UN Secretary-General ‘deeply disturbed’ by Taliban’s reported ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan
A statement issued by Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said that Secretary-General António Guterres was “deeply disturbed by the reported order of the de facto Taliban authorities"...
Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF
Around 20.2 million children are under threat of severe hunger, thirst and disease – compared to 10 million in July...
South Sudan: Amidst ‘unimaginable suffering’, over 260,000 in need slated for humanitarian support
Interconnected shocks have had a devastating impact on the most vulnerable, said the UN humanitarian office, OCHA. “This funding will...
Honduras: new internal displacement law ‘much-needed step’ towards restoring hope and dignity
The action taken by the National Congress will help with the more than 247,000 Hondurans who have been displaced by...