Migration crisis in Americas – New restrictions on migrants and refugees
The U.S. lifting of a COVID-19 pandemic measure, known as Title 42, has led to new restrictions on migrants and refugees. UN…
Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council
The development comes after more than three weeks of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) loyal to General Abdel Fattah Al…
Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments
The urgent call from the ten Special Rapporteurs and members of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, came in…
Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry
Unless donors meet the gap, 60 per cent of the people the agency assists in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will no longer…
UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert
“I am deeply concerned about increased bias-motivated incidents of harassment, threats, and violence against LGBT people, including a rampant surge in hate…
Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal
That was the message conveyed by the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, to a meeting held on Thursday in Istanbul, to…
Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger
In an alert on the situation, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that it expected between two and 2.5 million more people…
Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts
Alice Edwards, who is officially known as the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, said she was…
Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sounded the alarm on Wednesday after locusts were spotted in the country’s north and northeast.…
1 in 3 children overweight in the European region: WHO report
The WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, was launched by the spouses of 16 European leaders and Heads of State, in the Croatian capital. Childhood obesity data for…