Key points The Talban have issued more than 100 decrees targeting women and girls, including one…
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Myanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians
by gulftimesby gulftimesWhy the Myanmar crisis matters Civilians under fire: airstrikes on homes, schools, hospitals. Abuses continue: torture,…
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Afghanistan: UN tells Taliban to open up on abuses committed by security forces
by gulftimesby gulftimesKey points The Taliban have taken steps to promote discipline and oversight according to a new report by…
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Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen
by gulftimesby gulftimesAgencies report that mass returns from Iran and Pakistan, combined with shrinking humanitarian assistance, the collapse…
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Forced online scams: IOM warns trafficking networks are booming
by gulftimesby gulftimesThe UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) issued an alert *on Tuesday over the rapidly expanding,…
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Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors
by gulftimesby gulftimesThe flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall on 20 July, also claimed the lives of three Afghan…
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Baristas behind bars: Thai prisoners brew a path back to daily life
by gulftimesby gulftimesBut Cook & Coff, which is located in Khao Khuen Lan, a town in eastern Thailand,…
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More than 500 people feared dead in double Myanmar shipwreck tragedy
by gulftimesby gulftimesIn a joint alert on Thursday, the UN migration agency, IOM, and UN refugee agency, UNHCR,…
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Afghanistan: 3.7 million young lives at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns
by gulftimesby gulftimesThe warning comes in a new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), published on Sunday, which said…
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Thai youth leaders push for inclusion, partnership and lasting change
by gulftimesby gulftimesNearly 400 youth recently participated in a national dialogue which marked the 80th year of Thailand’s…