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• Amid increase in dangerous Rohingya boat journeys, IOM boosts support
• Mali: rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group alleged crimes
• Bangladesh urged to tackle migrant recruitment ‘middlemen’ scourge

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned that every day in Mali, civilians are being attacked by extremists who are forcing them from their homes and in some cases following them to displacement camps, to target them once again.

• Tedros: COVID-19 still an international health threat
• WHO calls for more urgency to tackle neglected tropical diseases
• Libya: human rights abuses must be addressed, says UN probe

A report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) produced at the end of 2022 provides insights into the destruction the war in Ukraine has inflicted on the co

• ‘Reasonable grounds’ Syrian air force behind 2018 chemical attack 
• High Commissioner for Refugees calls for sustained support for Ukraine 
• Myanmar has ‘profoundly regressed’ two years after coup: UN human rights chief 

Californian teenager Kale Ilac’s dream is to become a diplomat. The 16-year-old, who is battling cancer, is hopefully on the way, thanks to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, who arranged for Kale and his family to take a special tour of the UN in January, meeting senior diplomats and UN officials.

• Top envoy deeply alarmed over deaths of 9 Palestinians in West Bank raid
• UN chief demands prompt and impartial investigations into mounting Peru protester deaths
• UN report shows Myanmar opium cultivation up a third since military coup

On the last episode of amplifyHER, we speak to singer, songwriter, and social media star Lyn Lapid.

• Latin America, Caribbean ‘must step up’ to tackle rising hunger: FAO
• Stand with Lake Chad region, urges UN deputy relief chief
• Odesa added to UNESCO's World Heritage List amid threats of destruction

Costa Rica is known for its strong democracy, pro-human rights stance, and deep respect of the rule of law, so it was a shock when the 2018 general elections ushered in an unprecedented polarization of Costa Rican society.