Burkina Faso: UN rights office calls for probe into latest deadly attack on civilians
Authorities in Burkina Faso must conduct a full and independent investigation into the recent latest deadly attack on civilians, where score of…
Sudan: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions
Ten days of fighting between rival military forces have had a devastating impact on the country’s population. The UN humanitarian affairs office…
Rights office calls on Russia and Ukraine to observe rules of war, after alleged POW executions
If confirmed, the actions would breach the rules of war, and could amount to a war crime. In a briefing on Tuesday…
Singapore: OHCHR calls on authorities to halt imminent trafficking execution
OHCHR’s Ravina Shamdasani was briefing journalists in Geneva, and said that reports had emerged from Singapore that it was “poised to conduct…
UN salutes ‘inspiring’ life of civil rights champion Harry Belafonte
“At this moment of sorrow, let us be inspired by his example and strive to defend the dignity and rights of every…
Power struggle imperils Sudan’s future, ‘lights fuse that could detonate across borders’
António Guterres was addressing an emergency session of the UN Security Council in New York, and again demanded an end to the…
Sudan, UN pledges to ‘stand with and work for the Sudanese people’
The UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the temporary relocation of hundreds of staff members and their families from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, amid…
First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet
“For indigenous peoples, the land, the forest, water, is life. We depend on the natural environment, and we care for our surroundings.…
UN coordinator calls for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Sudan, as death toll mounts
“I am horrified by the toll the clashes are having on civilians”, said Abdou Dieng. “At least 331 people have been killed nationwide, including five…
Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO
Hopes are running high of an end to the intense fighting between a Saudi-backed coalition standing alongside Government forces, and Houthi rebels…