UN refugee agency says rapidly escalating violence has prompted 7,000 people to seek refuge in Sudan’s Blue Nile State over last month
Antonio Guterres blasted Myanmar’s military coup in a speech opening UN Human Rights Council’s 46th session
Various governments use the pandemic as a pretext to entrench their power by cracking down on opposition
UN refugee agency reports killings and kidnappings are continuing this year in the country’s volatile Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces
The UN rights office is calling for a stop in the fighting in Marib governorate, warning an escalation of hostilities there is endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands of people
Thousands of children are trapped within armed groups or subjected to sexual violence and forced labor
Investigators accuse warring parties of violations against civilians that they say could constitute crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide
Aid groups are decentralizing operations to the lowest levels, making sure communities is engaged in the effort
Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, 66, is the first woman and first African named as director-general of the World Trade Organization
A decade after the Arab Spring brought political upheaval to the region, unprecedented levels of displacement
Some of the more common symptoms can be fatigue, exertional malaise, and cognitive dysfunction, sometimes described as 'brain fog'
Report says total is half of all children under 5 years of age
Conditions have continued to deteriorate for more than 100,000 people who fled election-related violence in CAR in December
'We need more than a statement on a piece of paper' UN official says
WHO says vaccine can save lives and should be used
Human rights experts describe conditions at al-Hol and Roj camps as sub-human, and that under international law, the situation may reach threshold of torture and degrading treatment
Aid agencies are renewing their appeal to the Ethiopian government for access
Report says one third of terrorism-related suspects had been tortured in prison
COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures make girls particularly vulnerable to Female Genital Mutilation and other forms of abuse
Aid workers have no access to non-government-controlled rural areas where most of the province’s 2.3 million people are living
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