UN chief calls for compliance with rules of war to protect civilians, deplores violations
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres remarks to the Security Council meeting on the p..
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Oil slumps 5%, US crude at its cheapest since March
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Facebook culls another three billion fake profiles
Facebook has published its latest “enforcement report”, which details how many posts and accounts it..
Registration gives many Rohingya refugees identification for the first time
By Alex St-Denis in Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh | 17 May 2019 Nasima Aktar is among hundreds of thousand..
Violence has pushed thousands of children in Honduras and El Salvador out of school
Almost half of all children surveyed living in neighbourhoods where criminal gangs are present in Ho..
Growing insecurity in Tripoli endangers displaced civilians and migrants as armed clashes enter second month
Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is concerned about the deteriorating hum..
Women Ambassadors visit NPA-RENEWs all-women clearance team
The NPA-RENEW all-woman BAC team and four women ambassadors, kneeling in front (l-r Deborah Paul, Ca..
UNHCR – 65 reported drowned after shipwreck off coast of Tunisia
Some 65 people have drowned after their boat sank approximately 45 nautical miles off the coast of T..
Hunger continues to rise in the Near East and North Africa
Hunger continues to rise in the Near East and North Africa where over 52 million people are undernou..
Amir, Sheikha Moza attend Qatar Foundations convocation ceremony
The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and Qatar Foundation (QF) Chairperson HH Sheikha Moza bi..