Presenting his final report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the outgoing Special Rapporteur who examines conditions in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, urged governments […]
Category: Asia – Pacific
Humanitarian crisis ‘worsening’ in Afghanistan as war erupts in the Middle East
The conflict in the Middle East is adding further strain and instability to Afghanistan with commodity prices already rising in the “already fragile economy”, according […]
Radio Begum: A rare public space for women in Afghanistan
“They don’t come on their own by bus or taxi because it’s very complicated for a woman to move around the city, especially for young […]
‘AI Kid of India’ urges young people to embrace technology
At the recent India AI summit, Raul told UN News what drives his passion for the technology, and why we need to fully embrace it. […]
ICC judges assess case against Duterte over Philippines ‘war on drugs’ killings
The confirmation hearing marks a pivotal step that will determine whether the case proceeds to trial. The purpose of the four-day hearing, taking place in […]
UNICEF calls for release of children detained during Iran protests
The unrest erupted in late December 2025 in cities across Iran over soaring inflation, rising food prices and the collapse of the national currency, resulting […]
Floods, drought and insecurity drive acute hunger for 7.5 million in Pakistan
At the top end, in the period from last December to March 2026 around 1.25 million people will be in ‘emergency’ levels of acute food insecurity, characterised by large food gaps and high […]
Decades of gains overshadowed as Asia-Pacific falls behind on sustainable development targets
The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2026, released by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on Wednesday, […]
UN calls for release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai following 20-year sentence
High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk deplored the sentence imposed on Mr. Lai, the 78-year-old founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, following […]
From rural margins to media trailblazers: India’s women journalists are rewriting the news
Khabar Lahariya, literally “news waves”, is an all-women media organisation run since 2002 by rural reporters, many of them Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim, dispatching fresh […]
