Children are in danger as winter approaches and strikes resume in Ukraine
Dozens of civilian casualties were reported over the weekend and into Monday, including children injured, according to UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric. The…
World news in brief: funding cuts hamper development, human rights update in Belarus, Ebola and pox in Africa
Speaking in Geneva, she said the world was facing “a decline in respect for human rights and multilateralism”, with conflict, debt and…
Russian army commits murder in Ukraine, independent rights commission says
According to the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, the actions of the Russian army constitute two crimes against humanity:…
Desperate need for water and food persists as Gaza families head north
Many families are returning to devastated neighborhoods where unstable buildings and unexploded ordnance pose life-threatening risks. “Water, food and essential services are…
Risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher increases ‘day by day’
The agency received reports summary executions of civilians trying to escape what was the last bastion of Sudan’s military government of El…
In Southeast Asia, Guterres calls for climate action
Addressing a joint summit between the UN and Southeast Asian countries in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres described the region…
Gaza: humanitarian response intensifies amid shaky ceasefire
At a press briefing on Tuesday, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric called reports of Israeli military action “extremely worrying”, stressing that “we do…
“Horrible” violence as thousands flee El Fasher in Sudan
Top United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Sudan, Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet, said there had been “a significant exodus from El Fasher to…
Hurricane Melissa: Caribbean braces for destructive winds and ‘catastrophic rain’
“Destructive winds, dangerous storm surges and catastrophic rainfall” are expected to hit the region, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric warned. Continuing to work…
Pakistan’s “Iron Lady” leads the fight for a fairer future for all
At the age of 21, Ms. Mazari was seriously injured in a car accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down.…