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Lebanon at risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN

Lebanon at risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN

Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over into a catastrophe, the United Nations refugee agency warned Friday. Since March 2, more than a million people -- one in five residents -- have been forced to flee their homes, said

UN rights council to hold urgent debate on Iran's Gulf strikes

UN rights council to hold urgent debate on Iran's Gulf strikes

The UN Human Rights Council will hold a rare urgent debate on Wednesday on Iran's strikes on countries across the Gulf region and their impact on civilians. The session, approved on Tuesday, was requested by Bahrain on behalf of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Jordan

Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts

Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts

Vaccine programmes are being challenged by rising misinformation and an uncertain pipeline for research funding, the World Health Organization's immunisation experts said Wednesday. And the war in the Middle East will likely hamper the fight against polio, the WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation

Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'

Iran, at UN, insists will not submit to 'lawless aggression'

Iran vowed at the United Nations on Monday that it would not submit to "lawless aggression", saying 90 million citizens were in "grave danger" from US and Israeli strikes. At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where countries were discussing the rights situation in Iran,

World in 'new dark age' of abuse: UN rights expert

World in 'new dark age' of abuse: UN rights expert

The world has entered a "new dark age of abuses", with the United States "raining death" on Iran and Venezuela, a UN special rapporteur said Thursday. Ben Saul, the United Nations' special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while

UN warns Hormuz standstill will hit world's most vulnerable

UN warns Hormuz standstill will hit world's most vulnerable

The standstill in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Middle East war could hammer some of the world's most vulnerable people, the United Nations warned Tuesday. The strait is the only sea passage from the Gulf towards the Indian Ocean, through which nearly a quarter of the

Swiss eyeing fewer F-35 fighters, reshaping defence set-up

Swiss eyeing fewer F-35 fighters, reshaping defence set-up

Switzerland announced Friday it wanted to buy 30 US F-35A fighter jets rather than 36 after Washington hiked the price, and said its broader defence set-up needed repurposing to face current threats. The militarily neutral country also said it was looking at buying a European surface-to-air