Asia Pacific

Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors

The flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall on 20 July, also claimed the lives of three Afghan refugees at a returnee…

2 days ago

Baristas behind bars: Thai prisoners brew a path back to daily life

But Cook & Coff, which is located in Khao Khuen Lan, a town in eastern Thailand, is no ordinary coffee…

1 week ago

More than 500 people feared dead in double Myanmar shipwreck tragedy

In a joint alert on Thursday, the UN migration agency, IOM, and UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said that both vessels…

1 week ago

Afghanistan: 3.7 million young lives at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns

The warning comes in a new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), published on Sunday, which said that child food and…

2 weeks ago

Thai youth leaders push for inclusion, partnership and lasting change

Nearly 400 youth recently participated in a national dialogue which marked the 80th year of Thailand’s membership of the United…

2 weeks ago

Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months

The latest State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific report found that 2025 was the second warmest year on record for the region,…

2 weeks ago

Afghanistan among the world’s largest displacement crises

A fragile economy, four decades of war, 2.7 million returnees, worsening climate shocks and declining women’s participation are increasing pressure…

3 weeks ago

Afghanistan in crisis: Drought, malnutrition and a worsening humanitarian situation

Aid agencies are doing what they can to help, including by identifying dangerously malnourished children in sparsely populated “ghost villages” where those who can leave do so, said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. But with nearly 22 million people in…

1 month ago

Deadly quake strikes Philippines on first day of school year

At least 19 people were killed, along with extensive damage to hospitals, homes and classrooms.The 7.8 magnitude quake struck at…

2 months ago

UN urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees as aid cuts threaten vital support

Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch warned that sharp reductions in humanitarian and development funding are putting…

2 months ago