Afghanistan faces ‘lost generation of talent and potential,’ Security Council hears
Georgette Gagnon, UN Deputy Special Representative currently leading the UN mission, UNAMA, reflected on recent visits across…
UN urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees as aid cuts threaten vital support
Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch warned that sharp reductions in humanitarian and…
Turning silence into stories: Cambodian activist amplifies LGBTQI+ youth voices
Growing up in Cambodia, Panha rarely saw LGBTQI+ people reflected in the world around her —…
Afghan mothers and children face worsening hunger crisis, WFP warns
“WFP has been sounding alarm bells for months,” Carl Skau, WFP Deputy Executive Director, said at the…
Afghanistan crisis deepens as record returns, drought and aid cuts strain economy
Estimates indicate that around 28 million people in Afghanistan were living in poverty in 2025, with…
UN rights chief warns abuses in DPR Korea remain a ‘human rights crisis’
“The situation in the DPRK is a human rights crisis and it is high time the…
Storm, displacement and hidden wartime explosives deepen emergency in Solomon Islands
The Category 4 storm brought destructive winds, flooding and heavy rainfall to vulnerable coastal and island…
Central Asia celebrates 20 years as a nuclear-weapon-free zone
The accord, which brought together Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, enshrines the voluntary commitment of…
DPR Korea: Continued militarisation a ‘serious concern’, political affairs chief warns Security Council
It comes after the DPRK – more commonly known as North Korea – launched a new…
Earth Day: The battle to save a drowning Pacific island nation
In 2025, more than 90 per cent of Tuvaluans applied for a visa scheme to obtain…
Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea in 2025: UNHCR
Some 5,000 Rohingya refugees are believed to have drowned at sea over approximately the last decade. “This…
Middle East conflict chokes end of supply chain as lights go out in the Pacific
“We are at the end of the supply chain,” Tuya Altangerel, a senior UN Development Programme…
Myanmar: WFP reports fragile recovery one year after deadly earthquake
The World Food Programme’s (WFP) latest monitoring shows a fragile recovery from the disaster. In the affected regions of Sagaing and Mandalay, one…
Middle East war shockwaves ripple through Asia-Pacific fuel and supply chains
The immediate impact is visible in sharp increases in transport costs, energy and fertilizer prices, alongside…
Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on rehab centre in Kabul
“A reported overnight strike on the Omid Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Kabul, managed by the Ministry…
