Asia Pacific
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India donates 200,000 vaccines to protect UN blue helmets against COVID
India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving in peacekeeping missions. The…
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Myanmar: UN chief condemns killing of civilians during brutal crackdown on protestors
The UN chief condemned in the strongest terms, the killing of dozens of civilians, including children and young people, by…
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FROM THE FIELD: Preparing for disaster in Nepal
The UN is scaling up its efforts to help Nepal, which faces numerous natural threats, to become more resilient, minimize human casualties…
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Motherhood on the brink in Yemen
War, a humanitarian crisis, a looming famine, a health system close to collapse and the deepening impact of the COVID-19…
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Myanmar army putting country’s future at risk, UN Special Envoy warns
The military in Myanmar has turned on citizens and is putting the nation’s future at risk, the UN Special Envoy…
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Myanmar: UN expert calls for emergency summit, warns conditions ‘likely to get much worse’
The independent UN Special Rapporteur investigating human rights in Myanmar has called on the international community to hold an “emergency”…
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Sharing the story of China’s development miracle: a UN Resident Coordinator’s blog
What can African countries learn from China’s success in lifting millions out of poverty? UN Resident Coordinator in China Siddharth…
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Scores of schools ‘reportedly occupied’ by security forces in Myanmar, as Guterres condemns continuing brutality
Security forces in Myanmar have reportedly occupied more than 60 schools and university campuses across the country, marking a further…
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UN emergency fund allocates $14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by massive fire
The United Nations’ top relief official on Wednesday released $14 million in emergency funding to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of…
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Human Rights Council strengthens rights office probe into Sri Lanka’s long civil war
The United Nations Human Rights Council has been given a mandate to collect and preserve information and evidence of crimes…
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