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Some 1.4 million children have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24, meaning nearly one child a second has become a refugee, the UN said Tuesday. Fresh numbers from the International Organization...

Six young professionals from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America gathered at UN Headquarters in New York this week to begin a 10-day immersion program in the fields of disarmament, nonproliferation, and arms control. The “young...

The UN Security Council, unable to ensure world peace, has been relegated to a monitoring position in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with little choice but to convene further urgent discussions on the crisis this week. The 15-member...

The UN’s World Food Programme warned on Friday that a food crisis is brewing in Ukraine’s conflict zones, and that disruptions in production and exports might lead to global food shortages. “In a year when the...

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, the UN has registered roughly 230 civilian deaths in Ukraine, including 15 children, warning that the true toll is likely much higher. Between February 24, when Russia invaded, until midnight Tuesday,...

Some 368,000 people have fled abroad from the fighting in Ukraine, the UN refugee agency said on Sunday, citing data provided by national authorities. “The current total is now 368,000 and continues to rise,” UNHCR said...

In Cox’s Bazar, the Japanese government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) struck an agreement to deliver USD 4.4 million in multi-sectoral support assistance to “Rohingya” and host communities. According to a news release from...

Israel accused the head of a UN investigation into human rights violations in Israel and the Palestinian territories of prejudice on Thursday, stating that it will not cooperate with the probe. Navi Pillay, a former UN...

Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual UN meeting Monday to finalise what is sure to be a harrowing catalogue of climate change impacts — past, present and future. Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, mosquito-borne disease, deadly...

Two Afghan journalists working for a local news channel were arrested by the Taliban on Tuesday, according to rights groups and the UN, weeks after two women activists went missing. Since taking power in August, hardline...