Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply
The United Nations has voiced grave concern about nearly two million Syrians in the area of Aleppo who have been without water for almost a month, as UN agencies are helping to provide emergency access to some of the people in need. The UN spokesperson today told journalists in New York that an estimated 1.8 […]
Refugees fleeing danger are ‘not dangerous themselves’ – UN agency chief
The head of the United Nations refugee agency warned developed countries against politicizing the issue of refugees, stressing that the move risked undermining the principle of international solidarity with those fleeing war and persecution. “These are people that flee from danger, they’re not dangerous themselves,” UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told reporters in […]
UN report details ‘devastating cruelty’ against Rohingya population in Myanmar’s Rakhine province
In a report issued by the United Nations human rights arm, the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya population by Myanmar’s security forces in the country’s northern Rakhine state indicate the very likely commission of crimes against humanity. The flash report – released today by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human […]
Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine extracting heavy civilian toll, UN Security Council hears
Briefing the Security Council on the situation in eastern Ukraine, the top United Nations political and humanitarian officials has underlined that continuing fighting in the region, with only short periods of respite, have exasperated human suffering. “Since 7 January this year, and in particular over the last few days, we have seen a dangerous intensification […]
Low and middle income countries bear disproportionate burden of cervical cancer – UN agency
Noting that cervical cancer kills more than 250,000 women every year and that 85 per cent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, the United Nations health agency has underlined the importance of vaccinating girls against the cancer-causing virus and screening programmes to detect and treat precancerous lesions. The agency also stressed the […]
Think of those fleeing Syria and elsewhere not with fear but with open arms and open heart – UN agency chief
Expressing shock at the scale of the devastation in war-ravaged city of Aleppo, the top United Nations refugee official makes an impassioned plea for the world to stand in solidarity with those suffering from the effects of conflict there in Syria, as well as in other places such as Iraq, Somalia and Yemen. “There are people […]