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In crisis-torn Sahel, UN anti-drugs and crime agency helps bolster justice system

March 1, 2018 chhaymam@chhaymam.com 0

Africa’s vast Sahel – plagued by humanitarian crises, armed conflict and terrorism – is now witnessing improvements in its criminal justice system thanks to a […]

UN launches new global data collection tool to help reduce disaster, losses taking ‘a huge toll’

March 1, 2018 chhaymam@chhaymam.com 0

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) kick-offed on Thursday a historic new effort to collect comprehensive global data on disaster losses. UN […]

UN Committee against Torture issues new guidelines on asylum seekers’ rights

February 28, 2018 chhaymam@chhaymam.com 0

New guidelines developed by the United Nations Committee against Torture aim to help Governments avoid violating international human rights law, and to help asylum seekers […]

UN chief condemns abduction of school girls in northeast Nigeria, calls for their immediate release

February 28, 2018 chhaymam@chhaymam.com 0

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has denounced the abduction of more than one hundred school girls by suspected Boko Haram insurgents during an attack on […]

With proposed reforms, UN closer than ever to a development system that is ‘fit for purpose’

February 27, 2018 chhaymam@chhaymam.com 0

There are serious threats to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the United Nations, especially its development system, must be effectively reformed in order […]

Syrian refugee children in Jordan deprived of the most basic needs – UNICEF

February 26, 2018 chhaymam@chhaymam.com 0

Eighty five per cent of Syrian refugee children in Jordan are living below the poverty line and a staggering 94 per cent of those under […]

We are not powerless in face of Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine atrocities, insists UNHCR chief October 6, 2025
The head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday took aim at the “deliberate abandonment” of the laws of war today, while rejecting the idea that the international community is powerless in the face of ongoing violations.
Rohingya plight in Myanmar, a ‘test for humanity’ September 30, 2025
“Houses burned. Neighbours killed. Hope vanishing.” With those stark words, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock opened a high-level UN conference on Tuesday, as alarm rises over the impact of Myanmar’s deepening crisis which threatens to destabilise the wider region.
After mass exodus, limbo: Rohingya refugees test international resolve September 29, 2025
More than eight years after over 750,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar for sprawling camps in Bangladesh, the crisis remains unresolved. On Tuesday, world leaders, UN officials and civil society groups will convene in New York for a high-level summit to confront not just the humanitarian emergency, but the geopolitical deadlock that perpetuates it.
Syria: Return of millions brings hope but challenges remain September 24, 2025
In just nine months, one million Syrians have returned home following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Wednesday.
Venezuelan migrants drive economic gains in Ecuador but face persistent vulnerabilities September 16, 2025
Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador contribute an estimated $900 million each year to the country’s economy, yet many remain trapped in informal work and vulnerable conditions, according to a new study by the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).