UN suspends its humanitarian work in Yemen's Saada after more staff abductions

Feb 11, 2025

The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian operations in Saada, Yemen, following the detention of eight UN staffers. The suspension highlights the security challenges...

Taliban ban on women work: Afghan staff to continue working from home, says UN

May 06, 2023

The UN has 3,300 Afghan staff, of whom about 400 are female, while about 600 international staff in the country are not affected by...

11 UN staff, 30 students at UN schools killed in Gaza": UN spokesperson

Oct 12, 2023

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, "11 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff and personnel have been killed since Saturday", referring to the...

UN expresses concern after Taliban bans Afghan female UN staff members from reporting to work in Afghanistan

Apr 05, 2023

The UN said: "The United Nations in Afghanistan expresses serious concern that female national UN staff have been prevented from reporting to work in...

Taliban sent letter to UN with commitments to protect UN Staff: Guterres

Sep 17, 2021

New York [US], September 18 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he received a letter from the Taliban, in which the outfit...

Hindu women, minors remain unsafe amid rising abduction cases

Oct 28, 2022

Hindu women in Pakistan reel under insecurity among rising cases of abductions, especially in Sindh.