UN report: Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces
According to the Monitoring Mission, interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian…
Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
“As of today, UNRWA, the main lifeline for Palestine refugees, is denied from providing lifesaving assistance to northern Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe…
Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza
Francesca Albanese was speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where she presented her latest report, entitled ‘Anatomy of a…
‘We must push for lasting peace in Gaza’, UN chief insists as starvation threat nears
“The need is urgent,” Mr. Guterres said in Amman, alongside Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safady, as he pledged to keep pushing “for…
UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Addressing a commemorative meeting to mark the International Day of Remembrance of The Victims of Slavery and The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Assembly…
Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan
HIGHLIGHTS The UN Security Council adopts a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan, by a vote of 14 in favour…
Records smashed – new global report confirms 2023 hottest so far
A new global report published on Tuesday by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), a UN agency, shows that records have once again…
World News in Brief: Rights violations in Iran, Haiti chaos grows, prison reform in face of pandemic threat
The report to the Human Rights Council said violations and crimes under international law committed in the protests sparked by the death…
World News in Brief: Rights chief appalled at Nigeria mass abductions, ‘pervasive’ hunger in streets of Sudan, Syria child crisis
“I am appalled by the recurrent mass abductions of men, women and children in northern Nigeria. Children have been abducted from schools…
‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA
Despite the “horrifying” allegations that 12 UNWRA staff were involved in the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel on 7 October, “we must…