Nearly half of states attending UNHRC session oppose anti-Russian resolution
The ten-page document uses assessments and narratives typical of the states on Russia's list of unfriendly states
GENEVA - A total of 22 out of 47 countries participating...
WHO readying medical supplies for ‘huge’ Myanmar quake
WHO is coordinating its earthquake response from its Geneva headquarters “because we see this as a huge event” spokeswoman Margaret Harris said
She said the WHO would...
Doctors warn US aid cuts leave rural Afghanistan without healthcare
WHO says hundreds of health centers, clinics across country are set to close by June
Afghan health sector relies on donors as govt covers only 3% of...
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school...
ISLAMABAD — The U.N. children’s agency on Saturday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to save the future of millions who have been deprived of their...
UNRWA chief confident he is on ‘right side of history’
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini acknowledges that it has been “stressful” leading the embattled UN agency for Palestinian refugees, but says he is confident he is “on the right side of...
UN migration agency laying off around 20 percent of HQ staff amid US aid...
Fresh cuts at IOM are expected to impact at least 20 percent
GENEVA : The UN migration agency, which has been hit hard by US foreign aid cuts, has...
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be...
The Taliban say Afghan women live in security with their rights protected
The UN renewed its call for bans on women and girls to be reversed, saying...
Women at the forefront of polio eradication mission
War, displacement and instability are fueling the rise of preventable diseases across the Eastern Mediterranean region. But even in the most challenging conditions, women continue to make the difference between life and...
UN Security Council to vote on resolution on Ukraine on February 24
Voting will take at place at 03:00 p.m.
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council will vote on February 24 on the draft neutral resolution on Ukraine tabled by...
WHO facing ‘new realities’ as US withdrawal looms
“We regret the announcement by the United States of its intention to withdraw, and it was also sad to see them participating less this week,” he said