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World Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:52pm

Women’s rights continue to erode as Afghan Taliban celebrate takeover

They closed beauty salons and barred women from parks

World Published 15 Jul, 2023 10:46am

Eleven children die at sea every week while attempting to reach Europe

At least 289 have died at sea in first six months of 2023

World Updated 13 Jul, 2023 05:13pm

Desecration of Quran: UNHCR approves Pakistan’s resolution against religious hatred

At least 28 nations including China supported the move while US, EU countries opposed it

Pakistan Published 11 Jul, 2023 10:51pm

PTI’s alliance with Israel exposed, says climate minister

Sherry Rehman calls Israeli statement over alleged human rights violation "laughable"

World Published 25 Mar, 2023 10:01am

UN accuses Russia, Ukraine forces of ‘summary executions’ of prisoners

The allegations came shortly after Kyiv accused Russian forces of killing a captured Ukrainian serviceman

Pakistan Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:35pm

UN says funds for flood-hit Pakistan to run out in weeks

Says number of people in need of life-saving food assistance will grow during winter

World Published 20 Nov, 2022 07:50pm

Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, U.N. warns: ‘You’re playing with fire!’

IAEA says Ukraine plant rocked by 12 blasts

World Published 20 Oct, 2022 02:21pm

UN inspectors blocked from visiting Australian jail

Australia could be placed on non-compliance list of countries with significant human rights concerns

Pakistan Published 08 Oct, 2022 09:09am

UNGA adopts resolution to boost aid to flood-hit Pakistan

UN chief Antonio Guterres says people of Pakistan are victims of ‘grim calculus’ of climate injustice

Pakistan Updated 09 Sep, 2022 06:48pm

Pakistan needs massive financial support: UN chief Antonio Guterres

Secretary general says Pakistan has suffered over $30 billion in flood damages

World Published 06 Aug, 2022 02:13pm

Nuclear weapons a ‘loaded gun’, UN chief warns in Hiroshima

Guterres warns of dangers of nuclear weapons

World Published 27 May, 2022 03:26pm

Taliban dismiss UN concerns on women’s rights in Afghanistan

Taliban adhere to an austere interpretation of Islam, triggering International outrage.

World Published 14 May, 2022 11:19am

Violence clouds Jerusalem funeral of Al Jazeera journalist

Television footage showed pallbearers struggling to stop Abu Akleh's coffin from falling to the ground as baton-wielding police officers charged towards them

World Published 07 May, 2022 05:53pm

UN decries ‘shocking’ Christian-Muslim clashes in Ethiopia

The cemetery where the attack occurred neighbours a mosque and church and has been the subject of an ongoing dispute between Muslims and Orthodox Christians

World Published 04 May, 2022 12:14pm

EU set to unveil sanctions on Russian oil as fighting rages in Ukraine

Evacuees from steel plant reach Ukraine-held city; Russians attack rail lines, electric grid

Health Published 27 Apr, 2022 09:43pm

Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN

There are also fears that the war in Ukraine can spark a resurgence in the country

World Published 26 Apr, 2022 10:09pm

UN approves measure requiring states to justify veto

The push for reform, which is greeted with applause in the chamber, is revived by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

World Published 02 Apr, 2022 05:58pm

UN: Yemen's warring parties agree to two-month truce starting Saturday

DUBAI:The UN said Yemen's warring parties have agreed to a two-month extendable truce starting Saturday, the first...

World Published 18 Mar, 2022 12:27am

UN votes to secure formal presence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

The resolution includes several strands of cooperation, on the humanitarian, political and human rights fronts

World Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:10pm

UN holds biodiversity talks on deal to stave off mass extinction

Global efforts to cut plastic and agricultural pollution, protect a third of wild spaces, and ultimately live "in...

World Published 08 Mar, 2022 04:20pm

Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover says UN

Nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more than 80% of them by...

World Published 27 Feb, 2022 04:23pm

UN reports at least 240 civilian casualties, 64 deaths in Ukraine

Says actual figures were likely to be 'considerably higher'

World Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:27pm

Gunmen attack high-profile Sri Lanka TV journalist

Chamuditha Samarawickrama was shaken but unhurt after the pre-dawn raid, say police

World Published 13 Feb, 2022 09:16pm

4 missing Afghan women activists released: UN

UN says women activists have been released by the country's authorities after going missing weeks ago

World Published 08 Feb, 2022 08:18pm

UN rights office demands release of Afghan women activists

The OHCHR says there is no news about the whereabouts of four women, who it says reportedly took part in a protest

World Published 01 Feb, 2022 11:01am

770-km US megaflash sets new lightning record: UN

New record for the longest detected megaflash was measured in the southern US on April 29, 2020