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Scam centres are a ‘human rights crisis’, independent experts warn

May 21, 2025

It’s believed that hundreds of thousands of trafficked individuals of various nationalities are forced to carry out fraud in the...

Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave

May 21, 2025

Existing supplies of basic necessities have been running dangerously low and on Wednesday the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said that its...

‘Silence is complicity,’ warns activist who fled DPR Korea

When they eventually did, her mother said to her, “If you are going to die anyway, better to be shot...

UN life-saving aid allowed to trickle into Gaza as needs mount

He stressed that the assistance must be delivered swiftly and directly to those most in need.He told journalists in New...

90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea

Addressing a high-level debate of the Security Council, António Guterres said that oceans and seas are “sending a clear SOS,”...

‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis

The UN’s reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has been working to assess the impact of recent steep funding cuts, warning that...

AI threatens one in four jobs – but transformation, not replacement, is the real risk

One in four jobs worldwide is potentially exposed to what’s known as generative artificial intelligence – or Generative AI –...

Afghanistan’s returnees at a crossroads between collapse and recovery

Since September 2023, some three million Afghans have returned – many having been forcibly deported from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran....

Organized crime groups increasingly embedded in gold supply chain

Criminal networks are increasingly seeking to gain control over extraction sites, trade routes, and refining infrastructure.According to a new report...

Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics