‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fistula affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable
16 years – that is how long Dah had to live with the agonising condition, undergoing eight different surgical procedures…
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Winners Announced in NASA’s 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
A team from South Dakota State University, with their project titled “Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction Drone” took first…
Scam centres are a ‘human rights crisis’, independent experts warn
It’s believed that hundreds of thousands of trafficked individuals of various nationalities are forced to carry out fraud in the…
End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office
OHCHR has urged Israel to stop all extrajudicial executions and other unlawful use of force and ensure all those responsible…
‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
António Guterres issued the warning in a video message to the inaugural Sagarmatha Sambaad, or “Everest Dialogue,” convened by the…
Haiti: Displaced families grapple with death ‘from the inside’ and out
In March, the family fled the gangs again – this time to Boucan-Carré where Leineda’s treatments were put on hold:…
Costa Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis
“Without funding, asylum seekers are left in limbo – undocumented, unsupported and increasingly desperate,” said Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant High Commissioner…
Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos
Special Representative María Isabel Salvador told ambassadors in the Security Council that a “deliberate and coordinated” campaign is being waged…
Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the latest inscriptions to its Memory of the World Register on…
Kosovo’s inclusive and peaceful election marks progress, but challenges remain
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, highlighted that women secured more seats in…