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UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip. more
Senior UN official says attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’

Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hos ...

Returning Afghan refugees complaint of mistreatment by Iran security forces

Several Afghan refugees, who have returned to the country from Iran, have complained of mistreatment by the country's military.

Taliban Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid targets Pakistan over treatment towards Afghan nationals

Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid has criticised the Pakistani government's decision to expel Afghan nationals and said the neighbouring countr ...

Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death

Iran must end policies and practices “which amount to total impunity for acts of gender persecution against women and girls”, a group of experts appointed by the UN Human Righ ...

Pakistan: Schools teaching Afghanistani children shutting down amid deportation fear

Schools in Pakistan, which were teaching Afghanistan children, have started to shut down as families go into hiding to avoid deportation before the looming deadline set by Islamabad.

Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty, says UN poverty expert

A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty, forcing t ...

Taiwanese artists fighting hard to counter Chinese bullying

 Music in Taiwan today is not just for ears but has also become a medium to express right to freedom.

Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’, says UN

Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more than a million face dire shortages of essentials and a lifetime of t ...

Gaza hospitals hanging on by a thread, alert UN humanitarians

With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday (October 30, 2023) highlighted the mounting pressure on north Gaza hospitals where patients and health workers ...