China urged not to repatriate DPR Korea escapees
The experts were alarmed that hundreds of escapees – the vast majority of whom are women – have been sent back, despite…
Sudan: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces
Siobhán Mullally, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said unaccompanied children and children from poor families have reportedly been targeted by…
Gaza: ‘History is watching’ warns UN relief chief, saying aid access is key priority
Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid supplies into Gaza following the Israeli order…
Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’, UN warns as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis
The UN chief’s appeal comes as clean water and other vital supplies are dwindling inside Gaza in the wake of Israel’s blockade. …
First Person: ‘A handful of soil’ – refugee stories from Armenia
People who have fled to Armenia from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan have been talking about how their lives have been shattered…
UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan
Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on…
International Criminal Court: Russia urged to withdraw arrest warrants for judges
“We share the concerns expressed on Tuesday by the Presidency of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties that these actions are unacceptable,…
Ethiopia: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as rights probe mandate ends
The independent rights investigators’ final report comes as their mandate ended on Friday, coinciding with the end of the UN Human Rights…
Explainer: How UN delivers life-saving aid amid crises
What does it take to get food, medicine, emergency education, and shelter to record numbers of people in some of the most…
World in Brief: Persons with disabilities, Afghan quake latest, global aid funding off track
World in Brief - We must act to protect persons with disabilities from the damaging of natural disaster, more than 5,000 victims…