UNHCR calls for better oversight of UK ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has highlighted the need for “adequate safeguards” and vetting measures to be put in place against the possible exploitation of Ukrainian...
30,000 Ukrainians returning home every day
More than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the Russian invasion on 24 February, have now returned to Ukraine, UN humanitarians said in their latest emergency...
Ukraine war unleashing a ‘perfect storm’ of crises
On Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the first detailed policy brief issued by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance...
Cyprus: Rights experts call for urgent solutions for missing persons tragedy
A top UN-appointed human rights panel issued an appeal on Tuesday for faster progress towards finding the remains of those who disappeared during deadly...
New Argentine and Latin American Think Tank: the Jorge Abelardo Ramos Institute
This Wednesday, April 6 in the city of Buenos Aires, at the headquarters of the UOM (Union of the Metallurgical Workers -of Argentina-) the...
Tanzania Can Do More to Protect Its Women and Girls and Promote Gender Equality
While there are many promising opportunities to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality in Tanzania, the high rates of gender-based violence in the country...
Armenia-China Forum dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
Armenia—The First edition of the Armenia and China Forum, which was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, took place...
Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’
Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest...
Ukraine: UN condemns deadly attack on train station, dozens of civilians killed
In eastern Ukraine, a reported Russian missile attack on a railway station that’s killed dozens of civilians including children, has been condemned by the...
Tackling the risks for democracy of digital political campaigning
The Council of Europe issued today a set of guidelines to its 46 member states to address the challenges to the fairness and legitimacy...