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Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said the ongoing missile attacks between Iran and...

With more than 5.5 billion people connected online – nearly all of them active on social media – digital platforms have become central to...

In 2024 alone, the UN verified around 4,500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), though the real number is likely much higher. An overwhelming...

But recently, the level of participation has reached a new low – zero.Zero women in national or local decision-making bodies.Zero girls projected to be...

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) unveiled its flagship State of World Population report on Tuesday, warning that a rising number of people are being...

Globally, 1.8 billion people menstruate, yet for many, especially in crises zones, it’s far more than an inconvenience.In war-torn Gaza, around 700,000 women and girls...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 21 May that widespread armed violence continues to expose Haitian children to widespread...

According to UNICEF, there are an estimated 300,000 children with disabilities in Lebanon today, although data is limited. To help them access learning opportunities,...

16 years – that is how long Dah had to live with the agonising condition, undergoing eight different surgical procedures before finally getting the...

Speaking at a high-level open debate in the Security Council on protection of civilians in armed conflict on Thursday, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom...