04
Jan
Jan
Iran’s foreign minister says the country has started taking “legal measures” through the United Nations after two terror blasts killed and injured hundreds of people in the southwestern city of Kerman.
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A record-breaking 100 million people have fled conflicts around the world, says United Nations
24
May
May
The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has crossed the milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, propelled by the war in Ukraine and other deadly conflicts, the UN refugee agency said Monday.
15
May
May
A human trafficking expert at the United Nations has told UN News how she was instrumental in saving over 1000 trafficking victims, mainly in eastern Europe and Central Asia. Reda Sirgediene works for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as the Regional Adviser on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling for Central Asia after serving for more than 20 years in the Lithuanian police force.
09
Aug
Aug
People are not receiving life-saving treatments or coronavirus protection in Iran, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen amid sanctions overreach, experts said in a statement on Friday, according to the Middle East Eye. They added that humanitarian exemptions “are not working”, with people failing to receive life-saving treatments and coronavirus protection. “Sanctions should be lifted – or at a minimum eased […]
08
Aug
Aug
The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) warned that as economically ravaged Lebanon imports 85% of its food, the flow could be severely damaged. The World Health Organization (WHO), meanwhile, said it lost several containers of essential medical supplies in the blast, with personal protective equipment (PPE) completely destroyed. “WFP is concerned that the explosion and […]
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Jul
Jul
A new report jointly prepared by FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO shows that currently around 690 million people or 8.9 percent of the world population are hungry. Compared to the previous figures, this number is up by 10 million people in one year and by nearly 60 million in five years. “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in […]