The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing another $2 million in emergency funds to support health systems in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria as strikes against Iran…
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The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called on the international community to intensify support for the Government and people of Lebanon, warning that the south of the country “risks being…
View More In Beirut, Guterres demands end to Middle East war: Civilians ‘deserve to live without fear’
As the UN Secretary-General touched down in Beirut on Friday in solidarity with the people of Lebanon, UN agencies highlighted the dangers for civilians and…
View More Middle East war: Women in Lebanon forced to give birth on roadside
The UN’s emergency relief chief on Wednesday condemned the “$1 billion-a-day” cost of the war in the Middle East, at a time when humanitarian needs are soaring and…
View More UN relief chief condemns ‘$1 billion-a-day’ cost of war in Middle East
By Arun Srivastava Quite intriguingly, how could Droupadi Murmu, the President of the Indian Republic and the highest constitutional authority of the country, allow herself to…
View More When the Presidency Meets Electoral Politics: The Murmu–Bengal Controversy
Toxic “black rain” linked to strikes on oil depots, mass displacement and continuing disruption to aid supply chains are upending lives across the Middle East…
View More ‘Toxic rain’ warning from oil depot strikes amid ongoing Middle East war
As US, Israeli and Iranian strikes continued for a fifth day, a top Human Rights Council probe warned on Wednesday that Iranian prisoners including detained…
View More Imprisoned Iranian protesters face ‘expedited’ executions
By Arun Srivastava With the hand that bestows boons on their heads, the Hindus of Bengal must not be afraid of losing their voting rights. This…
View More The Bengal Assembly Election Will Be the Litmus Test of BJP’s Chanakya
On the fourth day of Israeli and United States airstrikes against Iran and amid growing violence and instability in the Middle East, the UN urgently…
View More Iran crisis: Schoolgirls killed, thousands displaced and aid compromised
The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday highlighted the “human-made disaster” across the Occupied Palestinian Territory stemming from Israel’s disregard for human rights norms and serious…
View More Palestine: UN rights chief highlights suffering, atrocity crimes ‘that remain unpunished’