The current escalation began on 2 March, when outgoing fire by Hezbollah drew a strong retaliation from Israel. Since then, the intensity of exchanges has […]
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Aid operations strained across Middle East: WFP seeks $200 million to sustain food assistance
The UN agency is working to sustain food assistance operations across roughly 10 countries in the region, in addition to Afghanistan, Samer Abdeljaber, WFP regional […]
UN relief chief condemns ‘$1 billion-a-day’ cost of war in Middle East
“We’re seeing the consequences spread faster than we can respond”, warned the UN emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher, as violence reverberates across borders causing mass displacement […]
At UN, Malala, Anne Hathaway call for action on women’s rights
The event blended reflection, celebration and urgency, highlighting both the progress made in advancing women’s rights and the growing challenges many women and girls face […]
Nearly 700,000 displaced in Lebanon as Middle East crisis escalates
In Lebanon alone, nearly 700,000 people including around 200,000 children have been forced from their homes, “adding to the tens of thousands already uprooted from […]
‘No one should be a hibakusha’: Young Japanese activist’s mission to share atomic bomb survivor stories
Suzuka Nakamura from the southern Japanese city of Nagasaki, which along with Hiroshima, was targeted by an atomic bomb at the end of the Second […]
UN commission opens with focus on justice for women and girls
Taking place from 9 to 19 March, the Commission’s 70th session (CSW70) focuses on the priority theme ‘ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all […]
LIVE: International Women’s Day and CSW70 at the United Nations
HIGHLIGHTS Watch: Asia-Pacific regional commemoration of IWD in Bangkok, Thailand. UN marks International Women’s Day: Events at UN Headquarters precede the opening of the 70th […]
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 […]
Weekends on the Space Station
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims the hair of fellow NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway in this March 1, 2026, image. Meir uses an electric razor attached […]
