London: A British couple in their 70s who ran education programmes in Afghanistan have been detained by the Taliban administration, their daughter said, urging the […]
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World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insists
On the opening day of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Secretary-General rounded on “warmongers who thumb their nose at international law, international humanitarian law […]
Explainer: 5 common myths about child marriage
“I was married at 14, and I lost my first child at 16 during pregnancy,” Ranu Chakma said. Child marriage is common in her village of […]
New Research Points Out Many Gluten-Free Products Lack Protein And Dietary Fibre
The phrase “gluten-free diet” has become a popular buzzword. Many people tend to adopt it without a complete grasp of its real implications. While medically […]
Colombia: Fleeing the thunder of violence in Catatumbo
Miguel Ángel López, the director of a funeral home in Tibú, used to recover bodies that appeared along the roads of one of Colombia’s most […]
UNDP calls for long-term investment to support recovery in Syria
Fourteen years of conflict have unravelled nearly four decades of economic, social and development progress. Today, nine out of 10 Syrians are living in poverty, […]
What is social justice and how is the UN helping make it a reality?
The United Nations supports the principle in multiple ways, from addressing economic inequality to access to education, healthcare, and the protection of human rights, with […]
Interview: Young Palestinians in East Jerusalem shut out of UNRWA training centre
Agency chief Philippe Lazzarini said that Israeli forces and personnel from the Jerusalem local authority “forcefully entered” the Kalandia Training Centre and ordered its immediate […]
What Trump Said About Elon Musk In 1st Interview Together Since Takeover
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk sat down for their first joint interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity during […]
2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station Science
The 2024 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station is now available. This new edition contains updated bibliometric analyses, a list of all the publications […]
