Asia Pacific
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Myanmar: UN expert says current international efforts failing, urges ‘change of course’
The UN independent rights expert on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, told the UN Human Rights Council on…
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Afghanistan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, as hunger hits 95 per cent of families
Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, the head of the World Health Organisation, WHO, warned on Wednesday, while on the…
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Philippines President urges world to ‘reverse course’ on inequality
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines urged on Tuesday all United Nations Member States to reverse course on inequality, saying the issue will define…
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Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ fear of ‘brutal and systemic repression’ of women grows
Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to uphold human rights. However, their…
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UNICEF stresses Afghan girls must not be excluded from school
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday welcomed the news that secondary schools are due to reopen in Afghanistan on…
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First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks ‘turning point’ in crisis: WFP
The return of humanitarian flights to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a turning point in the crisis,…
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$1 billion pledge a ‘quantum leap’ in commitment to Afghanistan: UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting…
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Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges UN’s Guterres
The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”,…
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Yemen: As conflict drags on, ‘no quick wins’ – UN envoy
The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told…
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Taliban response to protests increasingly violent, UN rights office warns
Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past four weeks, the UN human rights…
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