Urgent funding is needed to scale up life-saving support for families forced to sleep outdoors following powerful earthquakes that recently struck eastern Afghanistan, the UN’s migration...
Earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan on August 31, destroyed homes and livestock, the only assets owned by most families, and left survivors with almost...
Wildfires likely to have been made more frequent by climate change made significant contributions to air pollution last year, according to a report by the World...
Ratwatte said homes in the affected region were largely “mud- and wooden-roof structures, so when the walls collapse the roof is what basically for the individuals...
Despite the Islamic Emirate’s continuing ban on secondary education for girls, the vast majority of Afghans across all demographics believe girls should have the right to...
One-hundred and seven human rights organizations has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to create an international legal mechanism to address past and ongoing human...
Otunbayeva also underscored the importance of organizing cultural programs, such as annual book festivals, to promote knowledge, literacy, and cultural awareness among the Afghan population, especially...
Tehran has warned of a "harsh response" if sanctions are reinstated.
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York in September, Reuters reported citing a Syrian official. Sharaa, who once...
Lavrov told NBC that a group including Security Council members should guarantee Ukraine's security.
Famine has struck an area of Gaza and will likely spread over the next month, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will...
Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said on...
The United Nations has raised concern over what it describes as the growing normalization of the world’s most severe crisis of women’s rights in Afghanistan. Suzanne...
Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to move key refugee processing centers...
Afghanistan’s Islamic Emirate is using force and other measures to divert international aid, block minority communities from receiving assistance, and may be colluding with U.N. officials...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated an idea - also enthusiastically floated by U.S. President Donald Trump - that Palestinians should simply leave.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Sunday strongly criticized a recent report by the United Nations Human Rights Office...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday highlighted the critical role of a newly established UN Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Central...
A United Nations report seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs has revealed: U.N. reports are not widely read. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefed countries...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Kazakhstan on Sunday to witness the signing of a host country agreement for a new UN Regional Centre...