UN

United Nations: The UN has released $100 million for hunger hot spots in six African countries and Yemen to mitigate the spillover effects of the Ukraine conflict. The funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will enable UN…

Aden: A United Nations official confirmed on Saturday that five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen's turbulent southern province of Abyan. Russell Geekie, the Senior Communications Advisor to the Resident and Humanitarian…

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths to Kabul for talks with the Taliban leadership, a top official of the world body confirmed "At the request of…

New Delhi: Human rights breaches and killing of civilians in Afghanistan by the Taliban are reaching new highs, especially with increasing assaults on the minority Hazara community. On Friday, Taliban terrorists killed Dawa Khan Menapal,…

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sends his condolences on the death of Father Stan Swamy, an activist for Adivasi causes and a Catholic priest, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. "We send our…

Damascus: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that more than 90 per cent of the 3.4 million people in northwest Syria are in extreme or catastrophic circumstances amidst a deteriorating humanitarian situation.…