Report condemns what it calls further deterioration in Nicaraguans’ rights
Crisis is largely due to precipitous decline in foreign aid, buildup of debt, exhaustion of safe domestic borrowing sources
More deaths likely as fighting intensifies near country’s northern borders
UN office urges newly elected government to implement democratic reforms, combat impunity to prevent recurrence of human rights violations
Officials warn of famine in the coming weeks
Taliban have become increasingly authoritarian, clamping down on freedom of expression, civic and political rights
A UN report highlights the growing desperation of millions of people trapped in a never-ending cycle of human rights violations, violence, and political instability worldwide
Human rights activists are clamoring for China to be held accountable for alleged crimes against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang
Emergency food aid will be provided to 1.9 million people devastated by the worst flooding to hit the country in more than a century
Two countries are among nine whose records came under review by an 18-member monitoring group during its latest session
UN monitoring group finds prisoners of war under Russian control are subject to torture and other inhumane treatment
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed vaccination campaigns targeting more than 50 million African children, raising the risk these gains will be reversed
UN’s head of regional office for West and Central Africa points to competing emergencies around the world
Gains in health, education, and standard of living over the past three decades have been reversed, according to the report
Climate shocks like floods, droughts are becoming more frequent, intense on continent
UN rapidly scaling up plan amid fears situation could further deteriorate as more heavy rain is predicted
UN says more than a million people in the Bay Region in southcentral Somalia are on the verge of famine
Much of the World Food Program’s food assistance in Afghanistan transits Pakistan by road
The availability of food at the global level has improved, however access continues to be a concern, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says
Children account for nearly half of the 33 million people affected by the country’s catastrophic floods
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