UN support helps Gaza mothers give birth amid collapsing health system
Every week in Gaza, at least 15 women give birth outside any health facility, often without a trained midwife, pain
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Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead
From Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Indonesia’s flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones and monsoon rains has unleashed
Read moreAfrican football legends join forces to give a red card to polio
Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the
Read moreSudan: Kordofan cannot become ‘another El Fasher,’ Türk warns
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday warned that Sudan risks “another El Fasher” as fierce fighting spreads across
Read moreGeneral Assembly demands return of Ukrainian children by Russia
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday demanded by a wide margin that Russia immediately and unconditionally return all Ukrainian children
Read moreSudan’s crisis deepens with communities trapped in ‘siege conditions’
Civilians across Sudan’s Kordofan region are facing extreme hardship as conflict intensifies, warned the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Wednesday.
Read moreAir strikes and shelling continue in Gaza
The UN has called for an investigation into the recent “horrific” killing by Israeli forces of two young brothers in
Read moreMyanmar: Opium crop hits 10-year high amid conflict and economic collapse
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to a ten-year high, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, underscoring how prolonged
Read moreSyria: Hope emerges amid ongoing human rights challenges
For the first time in the country’s history, Syrians are preparing to publicly mark Human Rights Day next week —
Read moreMozambique: ‘Civilians were killed, some were even beheaded’
“They live in community shelters, they live in classrooms which are overcrowded,” the UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) representative in Mozambique
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