Letter to Bapu on Father’s Day
illustration by Jarnail Singh Dear Bapu, Happy Father’s Day to you. Today, I miss you even more than the years when I first came to […]
Remembering Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor in Anari I was sitting alone in the neighbourhood community centre’s Sauna room when a man walked in. “Good morning, how are you.” […]
Melting glaciers, garbage crisis mire Mount Everest’s 70th summit anniversary
Photo by Nanda Ram Gharti / Pexels Sapan News Festivities around the 70th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest this year were dampened by […]
Sudan: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians, as Security Council demands unhindered humanitarian access
© WFP/Mohamed Elamin Grain is provided to people in Port Sudan who have fled conflict in Khartoum. UN News As the crisis in Sudan enters […]
New Incoming General Assembly President to prioritize ‘Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability’
UN Photo/Loey Felipe Ambassador Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago, President-elect of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, addresses a plenary meeting of […]
Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries
© ILO/ Marcel Crozet Bangladeshi garment employees leave a clothing plant at the end of their working day. UN News Soaring debt levels compounded by […]
UN chief responds to Indian train disaster
ESCAP Photo/Christian Dohrmann UN News Passenger trains wait for people to board at the Dhanbad Junction railway station in Jharkhand, northern India. One of the […]
315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF
© WFP/Jonathan Dumont Young boys stand in front of a damaged vehicle in Sa’ada, Yemen. UN News A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in […]
Kenya hosts UN Habitat Assembly in Nairobi
© Unsplash/Nerea Martí Sesarin Public green space has a positive effect on biodiversity, climate, wellness and air quality. UN News When it comes to fighting […]
Human Rights Activist Arrested by Taliban in Kabul
Hasht-E Subh Local sources report that Taliban intelligence forces have detained a human rights activist for the second time in Kabul city. According to the sources, […]