Asia Pacific
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Afghanistan faces ‘lost generation of talent and potential,’ Security Council hears
As the Security Council met on Afghanistan, senior officials and civil society representatives delivered a clear warning Monday: despite relative…
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Deadly quake strikes Philippines on first day of school year
A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday morning just as millions of children were returning…
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Afghanistan crisis deepens as record returns, drought and aid cuts strain economy
Afghanistan’s humanitarian and economic crisis is deepening despite modest economic growth, with nearly three in four people unable to meet…
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DPR Korea: Continued militarisation a ‘serious concern’, political affairs chief warns Security Council
The continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remain “a matter…
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Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on rehab centre in Kabul
Top UN officials condemned on Tuesday Pakistan’s overnight strike on a rehab centre that reportedly killed at least 400 people…
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Humanitarian crisis ‘worsening’ in Afghanistan as war erupts in the Middle East
Crises in the region on both Afghanistan’s longest borders are undermining the country’s stability, a senior UN official warned the…
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