Asia Pacific
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Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohingya refugees
Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya…
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Myanmar: Rights expert calls for ‘COVID ceasefire’, urges UN action
The UN independent expert on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Tuesday called for a “COVID ceasefire” for the country, as infections and…
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Afghanistan: Record number of women and children killed or wounded
More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first…
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‘Lack of global solidarity’, slow vaccination rates put Indonesia in COVID glare
A “lack of global solidarity” including the hoarding of vaccines by richer nations as well as slow vaccination rate has…
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Afghanistan: Funding shortfall amid deepening humanitarian crisis
A senior UN official on Thursday urged donors to step up support for Afghanistan, where ongoing drought and increased military…
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Death in custody of activist priest, a stain on India’s rights record: UN expert
A UN-appointed independent rights expert has spoken out following the death in custody of a renowned Catholic priest, who suffered from…
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Coup, COVID fuelling ‘perfect storm’ in Myanmar, UN expert warns
Surging COVID-19 cases as the Delta variant spreads, a collapsed health system, and “deep mistrust” of the military junta, are…
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Afghanistan: 270,000 newly displaced this year, warns UNHCR
The worsening security situation across Afghanistan in the wake of foreign troop withdrawal and Taliban advances, has forced an estimated…
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Myanmar: From political crisis, to ‘multi-dimensional human rights catastrophe’ – Bachelet
What began as a coup by the Myanmar military has ‘rapidly morphed’ into an all-out attack against the civilian population…
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Japan: UN chief praises work of emergency responders in wake of deadly landslide
The UN chief on Monday extended his condolences to the families of those who died in a landslide, which struck…
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