Afghanistan

US hopes Taliban will ‘respect rights of’ Afghans

The United States called Tuesday on the Taliban to follow through on promises made after their takeover of Afghanistan to…

3 years ago

3,000 US troops to pull out embassy staff from Afghanistan’s Kabul Airport

The United States said Thursday it was sending 3,000 troops to the international airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul immediately to…

3 years ago

29 million babies born into conflict in 2018 – UNICEF

More than 29 million babies were born into conflict-affected areas in 2018, UNICEF said today. Armed violence across countries including…

5 years ago

Acute food insecurity ‘far too high’ UN agency warns, as 113 million go hungry

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP) and EU “Global Report on Food Crises 2019”, shows that…

6 years ago

Japan donates over US $1,468,000 to Mine Action in South Sudan

The Government of Japan has contributed US $1,468,374 to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), for the mine action…

6 years ago

Rotary announces US$96.5 million to end polio

Rotary  today announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that…

6 years ago

Saif Al Mandhari nominated as WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

WHO's Special Session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, held today in Geneva, has nominated Dr Ahmed Salim…

7 years ago