Making Afghan Women and Children Healthier
Because Afghanistan has been afflicted with war and conflict for decades, many Afghans see a need for improvement in health and the overall quality...
Italy paying Ransoms in Syria and Somalia
A six-month investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has cast light on the shadowy world of hostage negotiations, revealing how some governments negotiate with...
Is Israel at Risk of becoming an Apartheid State?
In this episode of UpFront, Mehdi Hasan speaks to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about the Iran deal, a two-state solution and calls...
Raqqa Hit Again by US-led Airstrikes
A British Jihadi who fled to Syria to join the dreaded Islamist organization, ISIS after stabbing a US football has been killed. The move...
Yemen facing serious food insecurity as conflict deteriorates, new UN study finds
18 June 2015 – Six million people in Yemen are slipping towards severe hunger and now need emergency food and life-saving assistance, “a sharp...
Yemen: Envoy says UN-backed consultations ‘important start towards return to political process’
17 June 2015 – The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has deemed the fact that both Yemeni delegations are...
In Geneva, Ban says international community has ‘obligation to act’ for Yemen peace
15 June 2015 – The international community has not a moment to lose if it is to help end the fighting in Yemen and...
Syria: UN rights officials deplore government aerial attacks; warn of retaliation by armed groups
12 June 2015 – Condemning the rising number of Government aerial attacks in Syria and the use of indiscriminate weapons, such as barrel bombs,...
In Geneva, UN envoy meets Syria stakeholders amid ongoing consultations
10 June 2015 – The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria is continuing a series of critical meetings with Syrian and international stakeholders as...
UN-facilitated Yemen consultations set for 14 June; Ban urges parties to engage in good...
6 June 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the readiness of President Abd Rabou Mansour Hadi of Yemen to send a delegation to...
