The UK is unveiling details of proposed law, which has been heavily criticised by refugee rights groups.
Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fix
Afghanistan’s pre-Taliban envoy has kept his country’s Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as he asks Canadians to fight ‘gender apartheid.’
LDC5: UN conference weighs building resilient agrifood systems in the face of risk and uncertainty
Government leaders and experts attending the Fifth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5) and weighing the main challenges facing the world’s most vulnerable countries, have called for the LDCs to be supported through, among others, promotin…
UN continues to support Pakistan flood response
Six months after the devastating floods in Pakistan, humanitarians have reached more than seven million people with food and other essential services, the United Nations has reported. Read the full story, “UN continues to support Pakistan flood respons…
UN rights chief calls for fresh thinking to tackle global challenges
Tackling current complex challenges requires fresh thinking and bolder political leadership to address abuses and find solutions, the UN rights chief said on Tuesday, presenting his annual global report to the Human Rights Council.Read the full story, …
‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is too late, the head of the UN agency leading global efforts to achieve gender equality warned the Security Council on Tuesday. Read the full story, “‘Radical c…
Close gaps to drive progress for next generations, youth delegates tell LDC5
Dozens of youth delegates, representing some 226 million young people from 46 least developed countries (LDCs), took centre stage on Tuesday at a United Nations conference under way in Doha, Qatar, to spotlight a range of development issues affecting t…
Secretary General in Stockholm: time to welcome Finland and Sweden as NATO Allies
The time has come to welcome Sweden and Finland into NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday (7 March 2023) at the start of a two-day visit to Stockholm. In a news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, he said the acc…
Undernourished and Overlooked – UNICEF
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‘Mum does not cry or scream anymore’: Breaking the silence of domestic abuse in Tajikistan
One third of women in Tajikistan are subjected to violence by their husbands, but very few cases are reported. Social and legal support, provided through the joint EU/ UN Spotlight Initiative, is helping affected women to protect their rights.Read the …