As global food and fuel crisis deepens, Lebanon’s crisis is affecting ‘everyone, everywhere’
Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled grave concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the
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Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern
Read moreUN rights office in probe call, after Morocco-Spain migrant deaths, Texas tragedy, show need for safer pathways
The deaths of at least 23 migrants seeking to reach Spanish territory from Morocco should be investigated urgently by both
Read moreSyria: Decade of brutal war left nearly 307,000 civilians dead
Between 1 March 2011 and 31 March 2021, 306,887 civilians were killed in the on-going war in Syria – the
Read moreFirst Person: The Barbadian entrepreneur turning sargassum into money
Sargassum seaweed has been blighting many of the beaches on Barbados for several years. Joshua Forte, a local entrepreneur, is
Read moreTalking to the Taliban ‘only way forward’ in Afghanistan
The devastating earthquake on Wednesday is just one of several emergencies facing Afghanistan, and continued dialogue with the de facto
Read moreIran urged to halt imminent finger amputation of eight prisoners
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging Iran to call off plans to amputate the fingers of eight prisoners
Read moreMali: Guterres ‘shocked and outraged’ by reports of civilian massacres
The Secretary-General issued a statement on Wednesday expressing his shock and outrage over reports that well over a hundred civilians
Read moreCôte d’Ivoire welcomes families home, as refugee status formally ends
The resolution of a civil conflict fuelled-displacement crisis in Cameroon, that at its height forced more than 300,000 people to
Read moreUrgent support needed for 14,000 who fled following Burkina Faso massacre
In Burkina Faso, UN humanitarians on Friday appealed to the international community for help, after attacks by armed groups forced
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