Rubella – which is commonly known as German measles – is a highly contagious viral infection, and particularly serious for pregnant women as it can […]
Category: Asia – Pacific
UN says Sri Lanka has ‘historic opportunity’ to end impunity, deliver justice
The 26-year conflict, from 1983 to 2009, pitted Government forces against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) – more commonly referred to as […]
Four years on, here’s what total exclusion of women in Afghanistan looks like
Four years after Taliban fighters retook the capital Kabul on 15 August 2021, gender equality agency UN Women is warning that the situation for women […]
‘The real challenge is still ahead’: UN warns on Afghan returnees
“The real challenge is still ahead of us,” Stephanie Loose, Programme Manager in Afghanistan, told journalists in Geneva on Friday. “We’re speaking about the reintegration […]
‘Nuclear weapons have no place in our world,’ UN chief tells mayors in Nagasaki
Inspired by the hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings at the end of World War Two who turned their suffering into a powerful appeal for […]
Afghan women returnees face rising risks, UN warns
UN Women – which champions gender empowerment and equality – alongside the international humanitarian agency CARE International and partners, issued the call in a report […]
Hiroshima, 80 years on: ‘Real change’ needed to end existential nuclear threat
While the city has been rebuilt, nuclear conflict remains a global threat, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said in remarks at the […]
UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop forced returns of Afghan refugees
He expressed particular concern over the plight of women and girls sent back to Afghanistan, which has been under Taliban rule for four years. On […]
UN urges restraint as Thailand-Cambodia clashes displace thousands; Security Council meets
The clashes, which began on 24 July, reportedly involved exchanges of gunfire, artillery shelling and rocket fire, with Thailand having conducted airstrikes inside Cambodian territory. […]
Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to return
These abuses include threats, cases of torture, mistreatment and arbitrary arrest and detention, according to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Office […]
