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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 […]

Families who fled Ethiopia for Kenya’s Moyale need food, water and shelter November 9, 2026
The International Organization of Migration (IOM) and partners are calling for urgent funding to support tens of thousands of people who have escaped violent clashes in Ethiopia for the Moyale region in northern Kenya.
At least 56 migrants die in weekend shipwrecks off Senegal and Greece November 9, 2026
At least 56 people died in a series of shipwrecks off Senegal and Greece over the weekend, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday, calling it a stark reminder of the deadly risks they face on the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
‘No Escape’ for refugees on the frontlines of the climate crisis November 6, 2026
The climate emergency is an immediate crisis for refugees, with three in four – nearly 90 million people – living in countries facing high to severe exposure to hazards such as drought, floods and extreme heat.
World News in Brief: Civilians killed in DR Congo, Ukrainians wrestle with return, Guterres calls out ‘normalisation’ of force November 6, 2026
At least 30 civilians were killed overnight on Thursday in Beni Territory, North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to local sources cited by the UN aid coordination office (OCHA).
World News in Brief: 300,000 displaced in Lebanon, Türk ‘deeply concerned’ over Novaya Gazeta closure, $50 million refugee appeal, World Cities Day October 30, 2026
More than 300,000 people displaced since early March remain internally displaced in Lebanon, where the humanitarian crisis is “far from over,” according to the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA).