Execution of Gaza prisoners condemned by UN rights office
© UNICEF/Josh Estey – Only in exceptional circumstances and with incontrovertible evidence of intentional murder does international law permit the death penalty. (file) The Office […]
Egypt Prepare for COP27 Climate Conference
UN News/Khaled Abdul Wahab – The Egyptian governorates are witnessing workshops in preparation for the Climate Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh. Regional authorities in Egypt, the […]
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations: UN human rights report
OHCHR High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet during her visit to China, in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High […]
US Forces Likely to Return to Afghanistan
General Kenneth McKenzie Haste-e-Subh General Kenneth McKenzie, the former commander of CENTCOM, says that there is a possibility that the US forces might return back […]
One Million Afghans Immigrated to Iran Since Taliban’s Takeover
Haste-e-Subh Abdul Qayyum Sulaimani ambassador of Afghanistan to Tehran, says that after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August last year, one million Afghan […]
Young Jordanians tackle food security
UNICEF/Nadia Bseiso – Participants in the WFP/ UNICEF Youth in Food Securiy Innovation event, Landmark hotel, Amman, Jordan. In Jordan, where many struggle to find […]
Sri Lankan Health Care in Crisis
© UNFPA Sri Lanka/Ruvin De Silv – Some 215,000 women are currently pregnant in Sri Lanka and 145,000 will give birth in the next six […]
$160 million UN emergency plan launched as ‘monsoon in Pakistan continues
© UNICEF/A. Sami Malik – A child holds on to his belongings as families move to safer areas after floods in Balochistan province, Pakistan. A […]
Political stalemate and lack of progress on elections in Libya
© UNOCHA/Giles Clarke – In Benghazi, Libya, widespread destruction is a reminder of years of conflict. Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve […]
Pakistan Makes Its Airspace Available to the US, Says Mullah Yaqoob
Hasht-E Subh The Taliban’s defense minister says that Pakistan makes its airspace available to American drones to attack Afghanistan. Mullah Yaqoob Mujahid, the Minister of Defense […]