abroad; it maintains a legal and administrative apparatus that systematically disenfranchises more than The Bidoon crisis is not a sudden phenomenon; rather, it is a result of a transition from tribal nomadism Their situation worsened during the eight-year-long Iran-Iraq War, which caused numerous difficulties

Ambassador summoned in Bangkok as efforts continue to rescue three trapped sailors. Three Thai crew members were still trapped in the engine room of the Thai bulk carrier Mayuree Naree ’s ambassador, as authorities race to rescue three crew members feared trapped aboard the damaged ship The bulk carrier Mayuree Naree was struck on Wednesday by Iranian projectiles while transiting the strategic The three missing sailors were trapped in the engine room at the stern, where the ship was hit and a

and freedom of movement,” said agency spokesperson Babar Baloch. “ We keep telling the governments of Iran Since 2023, more than 3.5 million people have returned to the country. Afghans represented the largest group of irregular arrivals from Asia Pacific to Europe in 2024, at more than

“This means more than two attacks every day…Healthcare is not a safe place for patients and healthcare WHO mobile teams operating in 82 locations have conducted more than 7,500 consultations in 2025 so far To address this, WHO and national partners have trained more than 125,000 health workers and expanded mental health services through more than 220 community resilience centres. of mid-July, only 35.5 per cent of the required $129 million for 2025 has been secured, leaving more than

2,000 infections since January 2023, but then peaked in January 2024 at 3,400 cases, suggesting higher transmission Regular, unchecked cross-border movement, for example, means infections can be transported: One 2023 While it’s rare for people to transfer the infection through casual contact, poor hygiene can lead to “The response so far has been poor [and] we will have to see if their words are transformed into action , UNICEF said severe flooding in the DRC might escalate the outbreak there and could see infections transported

group has agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to reach a damaged crude oil tanker in the Red Sea, Iran's mission to the United Nations said on Wednesday, after the Iran-aligned militants attacked the Greek-flagged ), requesting a temporary truce for the entry of tugboats and rescue ships into the incident area," Iran's In a statement on Wednesday, Iran's U.N. mission said "the failure to provide aid and prevent an oil spill in the Red Sea stems from the negligence of certain countries, rather than concerns over the possibility

By United Nations News September 28, 2026 © UNOCHA/Priscilla Lecomte At the Ebola treatment centre ran Ituri insecurity Today across Ituri province, more than 1.1 million people are displaced by conflict and violence, including more than 373,000 living in displacement sites. continues to report a gradual decline in cases, compared with the peak observed in mid-August, although transmission It is second only to the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which infected more than 28,600 people

Tiny Rwanda has 14 million people squashed into a country not much bigger than Wales (three million) DRC is bigger than Alaska and Texas combined but also Africa’s fourth-most populous country touching on, he remains in power with sham elections every five years at which he garners more than 90 percent But this will take more than a treaty neither side intends to honour. Transparency International ranks the country among the most corrupt anywhere.

by Sharaa ousted President Bashar al-Assad, ending five decades of his family's brutal rule and more than Catapulted to the presidency, Sharaa has, since then, led Syria's transition and efforts to revive a Fuel prices are now in line with the international average, which has put pressure on farmers and made transportation Syria has also not been immune to the impact of the US-Iran war. London-based think tank Chatham House, said a "significant portion of the population" was worse off than

rebels fired a ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, saying the projectile traveled more than The kingdom accuses Iran of supplying missile parts and expertise to the Houthis. According to Conflict Armament Research (CAR), the Qasif-1 drone is said to resemble Iran's Ababil-2 Since then, more than 10,000 people have been killed and at least 40,000 wounded, mostly from Saudi-led

Hamas, Iran, and Hezbollah have fired thousands of missiles into Israel, killing hundreds of Israeli Cuba and Iran withdrew their recognition. It is the motivation for Israel’s retaliation against the relentless genocidal terrorism of Iran, Hamas Convention prohibits Israeli settlements in the West Bank: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer Article 49 also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected

Hamas, Iran, and Hezbollah have fired thousands of missiles into Israel, killing hundreds of Israeli Cuba and Iran withdrew their recognition. It is the motivation for Israel’s retaliation against the relentless genocidal terrorism of Iran, Hamas Convention prohibits Israeli settlements in the West Bank: “The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer Article 49 also prohibits the “individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected