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As returns of Afghan refugees and those living in refugee-like conditions from Iran and Pakistan increase - many forcibly - women and girls are arriving in a country where their rights, safety, and futures face severe threats, according to a new UN . ...

The UN's top human rights official on Wednesday expressed grave alarm that six European countries are either in the process of or are considering withdrawing from the international treaty prohibiting anti-personnel mines.

More than 1.3 million people have been displaced in Haiti as surging gang violence, lawlessness, and impunity expose the population - especially women and girls - to heightened risks of exploitation and sexual violence.

A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month with Israel, which left hundreds dead, several hospitals hit and a spike in Afghan refugees returning home, the UN's top official in Tehran said on Tuesday.

Developing countries currently face a staggering $420 billion annual gap in the funding needed to achieve gender equality, UN Women estimates. This gap means that programmes and services for women and girls are chronically underfunded.

Civilian casualties and violations in Ukraine have significantly escalated in recent months, including a sharp rise in often deadly drone attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Monday.

The UN's top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change.

More than 700,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran so far this year, including 256,000 in June alone, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday, warning of immense pressures on Afghanistan's overstretched support ...

In the coastal town of Sasmuan, Philippines, life flows with the river's tide. At dawn, slender boats glide through calm waters as fishing nets are cast beneath the warming sky.

GENEVA, Jun 27 (IPS) - In an era defined by the gig economy and pervasive job insecurity, advocating for permanent contracts within the United Nations might seem anachronistic, even counterintuitive.