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Category: International
Cote d’Ivoire confirms first Ebola case in 25 years
A case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in Cote d’Ivoire for the first time since 1994, the country’s Ministry of Health has conf...
FROM THE FIELD: Human ‘damage’ on the front-line of the...
The damage to people and livelihoods caused by climate change is happening at a scale that “people on the front lines cannot manag...
Report details grave violations against children in Afg...
Hundreds of boys and girls have been killed or injured over the past two years amid the deteriorating political and security situa...
UN weather agency: millions affected by climate change ...
Climate-related and geophysical events resulted in the loss of 312,000 lives and directly affected more than 277 million people in...
Côte d’Ivoire: Ebola vaccination of high-risk populatio...
The vaccination against Ebola of high-risk populations began on Monday in Côte d’Ivoire following the discovery of an outbreak in ...
Afghanistan: UN agencies urge Taliban to make good on p...
Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of the Taliban takeover in the country where humanitarian needs remain critical and wi...
Fuel crisis in Lebanon means potential ‘humanitarian ca...
Reliable fuel and electricity supply are urgently needed in Lebanon to avert a potential “humanitarian catastrophe”, the top UN ai...
UN chief urges support for Haiti to avert ‘humanitarian...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support to Haiti as the country recovers from a deadly...
Afghanistan is facing a ‘cultural disaster’, says UN ri...
Afghanistan faces a “cultural disaster”, following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces, a UN Special Rapporteur said on Tuesday, i...
End ‘rampant’ police brutality, promote tolerance: UN h...
Expressing alarm over “rampant police brutality against peaceful protesters worldwide”, more than 40 UN-appointed human rights exp...
Afghanistan: UN chief urges Taliban to halt offensive i...
The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on Taliban militants to “immediately halt” their offensive against Government forces and...
UN experts urge Israel to ‘protect and encourage’ Pales...
UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed deep concern on Friday over Israeli military interference in the work of a wel...