Asia Pacific
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Experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile offender
Iran must halt the looming execution of juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi, four experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council…
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UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people’
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned on Thursday that the world is “in a race against time to…
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At least four children killed during escalation of conflict in Myanmar
At least four children have been killed and multiple others have been maimed during an escalation of conflict over the…
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‘Prompt, independent, impartial investigations’ needed in Kazakhstan: UN rights office
As the death toll from the recent unrest in Kazakhstan mounts to 164, the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR)…
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Eight Afghan students die in explosion outside school
The use of explosives that lie dormant, particularly in populated areas, is “a persistent and growing threat to children and…
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Afghanistan: UN launches largest single country aid appeal ever
The UN and partners launched a more than $5 billion funding appeal for Afghanistan on Tuesday, in the hope of…
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Bangladesh: Second fire in a week tears through vast Rohingya refugee camp
Teams from UN migration agency IOM were mobilized on Sunday after fire swept through a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar,…
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Myanmar: WFP plans to aid 4 million through 2022
Ten months since the military takeover in February 2021, food insecurity in Myanmar has risen sharply, the World Food Programme…
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Forensic lab aids crack down on illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam
Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police…
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Relief teams fear worsening aftermath of Super Typhoon Rai
Super Typhoon Rai which ripped through the Philippines over Christmas, has created a massive emergency with huge and ongoing needs,…
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