Criminal networks are increasingly seeking to gain control over extraction sites, trade routes, and refining infrastructure. According to a new report from the UN Office […]
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Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
The effects of the devastating coronavirus“>COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt. Around seven million people died, health systems were overwhelmed, and the global economy was […]
‘Silence is complicity,’ warns activist who fled DPR Korea
When they eventually did, her mother said to her, “If you are going to die anyway, better to be shot crossing the two-mile border than […]
Afghanistan’s returnees at a crossroads between collapse and recovery
Since September 2023, some three million Afghans have returned – many having been forcibly deported from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. Often, they arrive exhausted, disoriented, […]
International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe
In a statement on Monday, the prosecutors’ office confirmed that deputies Nazhat Shameem Khan and Mame Mandiaye Niang are taking the lead, ensuring continuity across […]
UN faces deepening financial crisis, urges members to pay up
With a growing shortfall in contributions – $2.4 billion in unpaid regular budget dues and $2.7 billion in peacekeeping – the UN has been forced […]
World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, urged Member States to remain focused on shared goals even amid global instability. “We are here […]
In Baghdad, Guterres affirms UN will never forget staff killed in Canal Hotel attack
António Guterres was speaking during a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial in Baghdad to honour the victims of the 19 August 2003 Canal Hotel bombing […]
Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord
The stakes are high for this year’s World Health Assembly, the UN’s premier health forum, where officials will tackle a sweeping agenda – from pandemic readiness […]
Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate
Mr. Hassan and his fellow Youth Councillors advise and actively engage with the WHO Director-General and the agency’s senior leadership, designing and expanding the agency’s programmes […]
