United Nations
UN rights chief condemns Taliban’s move to dissolve Human Rights Commission
Europe
May 22, 2022
UN rights chief condemns Taliban’s move to dissolve Human Rights Commission
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban’s decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed concerns…
UN: Nearly 20 million going hungry in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
May 10, 2022
UN: Nearly 20 million going hungry in Afghanistan
Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan – almost half the population – are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in a…
UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis
Asia
May 4, 2022
UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis
The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3…
WHO: 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
Science & Technology
April 14, 2022
WHO: 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality,…
United Nations: 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced within the country or sought refuge in neighboring countries
NEWS
March 21, 2022
United Nations: 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced within the country or sought refuge in neighboring countries
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, announced that 10 million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their…
United Nations: Afghanistan is going through a very serious humanitarian crisis
NEWS
March 19, 2022
United Nations: Afghanistan is going through a very serious humanitarian crisis
The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan is going through a very serious humanitarian crisis, calling on the world to…
UN Sets March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia
NEWS
March 16, 2022
UN Sets March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution setting March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.The resolution, adopted by…
UN statement condemns the mass beheadings in Saudi Arabia
NEWS
March 15, 2022
UN statement condemns the mass beheadings in Saudi Arabia
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the mass executions carried out last Saturday of 81 people convicted…
The United Nations confirms the continuation of discrimination against Shias in Bahrain
NEWS
March 9, 2022
The United Nations confirms the continuation of discrimination against Shias in Bahrain
A United Nations committee criticized the Bahraini government’s discrimination against Shias in education, work, and the exercise of their cultural…
The United Nations accuses Mali of carrying out a mass massacre in the country by its army
NEWS
March 7, 2022
The United Nations accuses Mali of carrying out a mass massacre in the country by its army
Mali’s government denied allegations that the army had carried out mass summary executions of civilians in the center of the…