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Continued violence and instability in Haiti has resulted in the displacement of over 300,000 children, with an estimated one child being displaced every minute since March, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. more
Amnesty International asks Pakistan to ensure attacks on Ahmadiyya community members should be ended

Amnesty International asks Pakistan authorities to ensure Ahmadiyya members should not be attacked

Top UN official highlight plight of Afghanistani people as they face massive poverty

The humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are “alarmingly high” and the international community is in “crisis management mode”, the UN Security Council heard on Friday ...

Pakistan: Mob kills man for allegedly desecrating Holy Quran

A Pakistani mob killed a man after he allegedly desecrated the Holy Quran in  Madyan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday.

Xinjiang: Uyghur Organisation accuses Chinese authorities of banning Eid

The Centre for Uyghur Studies has accused China of restricting Eid celebration in Xinjiang, historically known as East Turkistan.

World Uyghur Congress commemorates 1988 student's protest

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorates the 36th anniversary of the 1988 pro-democracy Uyghur student protest in Urumchi, East Turkistan.

Genocide prevention adviser warns of global threat posed by hate speech

The UN’s top genocide prevention official warned on Friday that hate speech remains a significant threat to global peace and security, often targeting society’s most vulnerabl ...

Afghanistan continues to witness Taliban assault on women's rights

It has been almost three years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan and women’s rights continue to be under attack.

Children now work so that families can survive amid ongoing Gaza war, says ILO

Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, ILO, warned on Friday that families there now send their children to work just to survive, as une ...

Pakistan: Christian man chained, tortured in Lahore for allegedly delaying garbage collection

In a shocking viral video, a Christian man was caught on camera chained and brutally beaten up in Pakistan's Lahore city over delayed garbage collection, an episode once again highlig ...