UN agency warns wanton attacks against civilians and civilian targets could amount to war crimes
Planes carrying are unable to land in Tonga until island’s main runway is cleared of thick coating of ash from Saturday’s undersea volcanic eruption
UN human rights office condemns brutal, disproportionate use of force by security forces against peaceful protesters
Global unemployment expected to stand at 207 million, 20 million above the pre-pandemic level in 2019
Topping the list are Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan, which will receive between $20- and $25 million each
Armed groups said to have carried out 800 attacks last year
WFP warns that escalating fighting in northern Ethiopia is preventing the delivery of food aid in battle-scarred Tigray province
Human Rights officials say the rise in hate speech, the denial of genocide and other atrocity crimes in the western Balkans are the result of a failure to address the past
The drugs are the latest addition to a growing list of therapeutic remedies for coronavirus infections
The deadliest airstrike so far, which hit the Dedebit Internally Displaced Persons Camp on the 7th of January, left at least 56 people dead and 30 others wounded
After a six-week surge, WHO says Omicron has recorded its first drop in cases, marking the shortest-lived surge so far on the continent
Officials are concerned at the stifling of dissent, including through the improper use of counter-terrorism legislation, and the increasing use of military courts to try civilians
UN rights office is also calling for impartial investigations into the deadly crackdown by Kazakh authorities on peaceful protesters
The smart cards will better protect and safeguard the interests of Afghan refugees registered in Pakistan
The number of people needing humanitarian aid has increased from two million to seven million since the U.N. launched a $107 million appeal three weeks ago
Agency says rapid dual circulation of coronavirus variants is producing tsunami of cases, severe disease, surging deaths among unvaccinated
UNHCR says security in Haut-Katanga province has improved sufficiently for refugees to return
Human rights monitors have received allegations that 13 women and girls were victims of rape or gang rape at the hands of security forces during a recent rally
They spoke about their fear, their fear about being alone in the forest, even fear of dying because of the difficult conditions there
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