Islamabad: Five people were killed and five others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Khuzdar district of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province […]
Tag: Conflict
US Supreme Court Won’t Let Trump Withhold Payment To Foreign Aid Groups
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed […]
Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF
The agency said that despite the huge influx of humanitarian goods into Gaza during phase one of the ceasefire which began on 19 January, it […]
UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic
Investigations by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSCA, found evidence of summary executions, sexual violence and […]
Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears
Yasmen Almashan, a founding member of the Caesar Families Association, lost five of her six brothers between 2012 and 2014 during the early years of […]
Salman Khan And Atlee’s Big Budget Film Shelved? Details Inside
New Delhi: Salman Khan and Atlee’s much-awaited film has been put on hold due to date issues. The makers are planning to come up with […]
Almost 80,000 flee DR Congo amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR
“Near the frontlines, sexual violence and human rights abuses remain rampant, as is the looting and destruction of civilian homes and businesses,” said Patrick Eba, […]
Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns
Data from gender-based violence service providers in Sudan reveals the scale of the horror: more than 220 reported cases of child rape since the start […]
Famine looms in Somalia without funding boost, WFP says
The East African country faced famine in 2022, but a scale-up in humanitarian assistance helped to avert catastrophe. Today, food insecurity on the increase once […]
UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria
Geir Pedersen said in a statement that “such actions are unacceptable and risk further destabilising an already fragile situation, heightening regional tension and undermining efforts […]