New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women’s activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent investigators warned in an update released on Friday.“The Islamic Republic of Iran relies on a system, both [...] Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential rains caused a dam to collapse and flood the area, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, [...] Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted that it had been “a massive success amidst a tragic [...] Full text...