Refugee Girls Forced into Prostitution in Libya
Some 25,800 unaccompanied or separated children arrived in Italy by sea in 2016 – that’s more than double the 12,360 who arrived during the previous year. These children account for…
Human Rights: Prisoners at Risk of Death in Iran
Raising alarm over the health of several prisoners of conscience in Iran, who have been on a prolonged hunger strike contesting the legality of their detention, the United Nations expert…
Thousands of Afghan Children Dying of Hunger: UN
The United Nations humanitarian arm said Monday that the ongoing fighting in Afghanistan has led to record number of children at risk of abuse and exploitation. According to the recently-issued…
Anti-Terrorist Operations Intensify in Mosul
More than 13,000 people have fled Mosul in just five days since 29 December, as the second phase of military operations to retake the Iraqi city from Islamic State of…
Security Council Supports Russia-Turkey Efforts to End Violence in Syria
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming and supporting the efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria and jumpstart a political process…
Aleppo Liberation: Putin and Assad Talk to End Syrian Crisis
President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad last week and congratulated him on the completion of the operation to…