Half of the world’s countries lack early warning systems to protect them against disasters
Report says most migrants come from sub-Saharan Africa and are exposed to severe treatment in both official and unofficial detention facilities
Iranian state media report 41 protesters and security forces have died, while rights groups and monitors say that at least 154 people have been killed by security forces
UN monitors say the location and timing of the strikes when people were commuting to work and taking children to school is particularly shocking
UNHCR’s chief says failures on the part of member states to uphold their international protection obligations is deeply worrying and concerning
Debate on initiative began as Belarusian activist and two humanitarian organizations based in Ukraine and Russia were announced as co-winners of Nobel Peace Prize
While official figures reflect a decrease in killings in the context of anti-drug operations, the UN continues to receive allegations of extrajudicial killings by Philippine National Police
The most pressing issue facing Somalia is looming famine resulting from four years of consecutive drought
Global trade growth will slow sharply to 1%
Armed groups are responsible for most crimes, but 44% have been committed by DRC's armed forces and Congolese National Police
UN monitors report freedom of expression, assembly and other civil and political rights are constrained in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, including Crimea
Former German chancellor welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution at the height of the Syrian conflict in 2015 and 2016
UN economists warn the world is teetering on the edge of a recession due to bad monetary and fiscal policy decisions by advanced economies
The wave of diseases spreading across the affected areas will lead to many more deaths, especially among malnourished children
World body says it is important to challenge negative characterizations and misconceptions about older people and end age and gender discrimination
UN human rights office finds they are subject to discrimination across all areas of life and are victims of excessive use of force and deaths by law enforcement
WHO says situation expected to worsen as impact of climate change intensifies, unless action taken now to boost cholera prevention
Nearly 6,000 people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of sheltering in Zambia
The UN is calling for an end to harmful practices as it marks International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
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