‘Let us learn from indigenous peoples’, UN chief declares
Indigenous peoples “hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis and are guardians of the world’s biodiversity,” in places as varied…
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First Person: Keeping memories of Rwandan genocide victims alive
A toddler’s dress, and a five-year-old’s dress and sweater. Washed, cleaned, but still stained with blood. These are the personal items that…
Yemen: UN envoy welcomes mass prisoner release, urges push for political solution to war
“Nearly 900 conflict-related detainees are being released by the parties in Yemen starting today, Friday, and over the course of three days,”…
‘It can happen anywhere’: General Assembly reflects on Rwandan genocide
“We are together to mourn the more than one million children, women, and men who perished in 100 days of horror 29…
UN independent experts spotlight ‘prima facie war crime’ in East Jerusalem
“There has been an ongoing and unchecked tragedy: the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes,” they said in a joint statement. …
UK must protect unaccompanied children seeking asylum, urge UN experts
“We are deeply concerned at reports that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are going missing and are at high risk of being trafficked within…
New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia
Mr. Guterres’s appeal came as the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned about the ongoing crisis faced by people displaced by violence from…
Myanmar: UN condemns deadly military airstrike on crowd of civilians
Military aircraft dropped bombs and fired on a crowd of people in Kanbulu Township, located in Sagaing Region, who had gathered that…
From The Field: A rare safe space for the LGBTI+ community in El Salvador
A visitor receives support at the Diké LGBTI+ community and health centre in El Salvador. The centre, run by the Diké organization,…
Reflecting on genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Guterres urges all nations to stand firm against rising hate, intolerance
“We mourn the more than one million children, women, and men who perished in one hundred days of horror 29 years ago,”…