International Criminal Court: Sanctions threaten global fight against impunity
Annalena Baerbock’s statement comes as the assembly discusses the ICC bill. annual report in light of sanctions imposed this year by the…
Trapped Behind Bars: Reforming Haiti’s Failing Detention System
Most of those people died “because of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food and limited access to clean water,” according…
Staying cool on a hotter planet: COP30 calls for sustainable cooling and AI innovation
AI already helps farmers predict droughts and manage crops more efficiently, but the environmental cost of training large models and managing vast…
War in Sudan: women suffer famine, rape and bombs as they flee El Fasher
“The women who speak to us from El Fasher, at the heart of the latest catastrophe in Sudan, tell us that they…
Sudan: 89,000 civilians have fled El Fasher
Since the Rapid Support Forces militia – which is fighting the military government – took El Fasher after more than 500 days…
Illicit weapons fuel conflicts around the world, officials warn
They called for coordinated global action to end illicit flows that fuel conflict, organized crime and displacement – from Haiti to the…
From promises to action: leaders push for faster climate progress at COP30
“This is the moment to combine opportunity with urgency,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said, calling for a decisive defeat…
Social development up close: UN News heads to Doha summit
At Second World Summit for Social Development In Doha, our team tested a quick, understandable format designed to bring readers closer to…
Gazans continue to return home despite maintaining ‘fragile ceasefire’
A month after the start of the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly return to their former homes and communities wherever…
World news in brief: update on the war in Ukraine, the latest typhoon in the Philippines, demographic developments in Europe and Central Asia
Between Friday and Monday morning, at least 15 civilians were killed and more than 70 injured, according to OCHA. On Saturday evening,…