China is “making enormous progress and effort” to get every older adult vaccinated against COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Friday, while also cautioning that it will take time to protect everyone.Read the full story, “COVID-19: China ‘making eno…
Cambodia positioned to fully integrate LGBT people into society, UN expert says
Cambodia is poised to make strides towards the full social integration of gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, protecting them from violence and discrimination, a UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.Read the full story…
Afghanistan: Collapse of legal system is ‘human rights catastrophe’
The ongoing collapse of the rule of law and judicial independence in Afghanistan is “a human rights catastrophe”, UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Friday.Read the full story, “Afghanistan: Collapse of legal system is ‘human right…
Madagascar: innovative relief project offers hope for sustainable future
An innovative project seeking to develop climate resilience, self-sufficiency and the empowerment of vulnerable rural communities in southern Madagascar, could offer a game-changing template for future humanitarian work, the UN World Food Programme (WF…
NATO strengthens political dialogue with partners Armenia and Azerbaijan
The NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina, travelled to the South Caucasus this week, visiting Armenia and Azerbaijan. The visit was part of Mr Colomina’s regular political consultations in t…
NATO Secretary General in Ramstein: we must urgently step up support for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the US-led Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Ramstein, Germany on Friday (20 January 2023). The meeting was chaired by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and started with a video ad…
Ukraine: UN aid reaches Soledar as IAEA boosts safety measures at nuclear sites
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India Backs Sri Lanka to Secure IMF Bailout Plan Amid Crisis
Foreign Minister Jaishankar said it has extended financing assurances to the IMF to clear the plan but did not reveal the nature of these assurances.
The odyssey of a Ukrainian mayor who stood his ground — and lost everything — when the Russians arrived
Mayor of Kherson was a free man for months after the Russians occupied the city, but now is in his seventh month of captivity.
Chihuahua cross from Ohio named world’s oldest living dog
Spike, who was found in a car park in 2009, is 23 years old.