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According to the experts – who receive no salary for their work from any UN entity and are not employed by any organization –...

Key pointsThe Taliban have taken steps to promote discipline and oversight according to a new report by the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) However, these steps have...

Sofia* was 27, raising her seven-year-old son alone in Venezuela, and running out of options. For years she had distributed personal hygiene products door...

The proceedings “offer renewed hope that justice may finally be achieved through effective international cooperation,” said Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls.  She noted that the action...

As large fires burn out of control across parts of Europe and North America this summer, the smoke they generate travels further – across...

Agencies report that mass returns from Iran and Pakistan, combined with shrinking humanitarian assistance, the collapse of the rural opium-based economy, climate disasters –...

When conflict erupts, disasters strike or political crises unfold, courts are among the few institutions expected to keep functioning – ensuring the essential rule...

Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, briefed journalists in New York on her recent visit to the country.  Speaking from Chile, she said...

The Progress Declaration passed by a recorded vote of 162 in favour to one against, with no abstentions.  It commits governments to strengthen national road...

The support, implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO), has expanded access to emergency surgery, maternal and child health services, outbreak response and treatment for...