United Nations & International Orgs

25+ min ago   (670+ words) The Kathmandu Post Why fixing Nepal’s government takes more than just copying the rulebook The environment in which government functions in Nepal has changed. Public issues are increasingly interconnected, and authority is dispersed among federal, provincial and local governments. Citizens…...

29+ min ago   (512+ words) The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. JACK SWAB and DEREK ALDERMAN, cartographers and geographers who study the social and communicative…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (100+ words) خبرگزاری اطلس The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold its quarterly open meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday, Sept. 16. According to a Security Council statement, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan and UNAMA chief Roza Otunbayeva is expected to speak…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1590+ words) For much of her childhood, Nilofar Ayoubi lived publicly as a boy. When the Taliban entered Kabul in August 2021, that public profile placed her at particular risk. On 23 August, she left Afghanistan with her husband and three young children and…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (800+ words) We are a global non-profit organisation advancing democratic and institutional resilience, and social cohesion. We work to strengthen information integrity, protect civil society and advance responsible business practices, through supporting independent media, access to law, and fair work & responsible AI....

13+ min ago   (540+ words) Don't let political theater obscure the truth. Support the hard-hitting reporting that cuts through the spin this election season. Become a HuffPost member today. The report by human rights group B’Tselem documents the systematic displacement, detention and death by Israeli…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (243+ words) They have been systematically erased from public life – barred from most jobs, excluded from universities, banned from attending school from around the age of 13, and in many parts of the country, forbidden from walking the streets unaccompanied by men. The…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1508+ words) The continent’s physical size is potentially an asset – but poor connectivity can turn size into economic distance AFTER years of campaigning, African countries led by Togo and backed by the African Union won an unusual victory at the UN recently:…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (316+ words) WEST BANK, Palestine (MNTV) — Israel is facing fresh accusations of systematically dismantling the conditions necessary for Palestinian life in the occupied West Bank, according to a major report by Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem. The report, titled “The Elimination Project,…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (221+ words) ISTANBUL (AA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) voiced "deep concern" Monday over Israeli military strikes hitting densely populated areas across the Gaza Strip and continuing to kill and injure civilians. "We reiterate that civilians and…...