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...

JSMM Chairman Shafi Burfat appeals to UN over systematic repression in Sindh

Jun 12, 2025

Shafi Burfat of JSMM urged the UN to act against Pakistan's alleged human rights abuses in Sindh, including raids, abductions, and enforced disappearances. He...

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...

Two Baloch students forcibly disappeared in Turbat; UN experts decry ongoing abductions as international crime

May 01, 2025

Two young Baloch students have allegedly been forcibly taken by Pakistani security forces in Turbat, the primary city of the Kech district in Balochistan,...