International

Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains

Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still strug...

Former UN rights chief awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was on Friday announ...

Darfur: Healthcare needs outstrip resources as Secur...

More than 700,000 displaced people in Tawila, in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur r...

World News in Brief: Russian attacks continue in Ukr...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday he was appalled by a wave ...

‘Overshoot is not a reason to surrender’: UN calls f...

As world leaders prepare for November’s major COP31 climate summit in Türkiye...

UN rights chief: Legacy of slavery and colonialism i...

The legacy of enslavement and colonialism continues to shape the lives of Afr...

‘Age must never diminish rights,’ UN independent exp...

Older women around the world face violence, exploitation and neglect, yet rem...

Afghanistan: Women face fresh dress code arrests ami...

Afghan women and girls are being arrested, detained and threatened with arres...

Myanmar: Poverty deepens as families face multiple s...

Years of conflict, displacement, economic disruption and climate shocks in My...

‘No plague case’ in Siberia, Russia tells WHO as ass...

Health authorities in Russia say there is “no plague case” in Siberia followi...

World News in Brief: Child migrants in Europe, Green...

New data on child migrants published on Wednesday highlighted the harrowing t...

Ukraine: UN condemns latest attacks and calls for ci...

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine on Wednesday called for an end to...

Kenya races to trace all contacts after first Ebola ...

Kenya’s first Ebola death has triggered a race to trace everyone the victim c...

Reform, or lose trust: Governments press the UN to r...

Can the UN still remain relevant if it still looks and acts like the organiza...

Critical funding gap threatens health response in Yemen

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that significantly more resources ...

WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesit...

Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per c...