World News in Brief: Repression in Uganda, fighting in Syria’s Aleppo continues, Gaza and...
In a new report released on Friday, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said that since the 2021 elections, authorities have enacted or amended...
What the US withdrawal from UN bodies could mean for climate, trade and development
When UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric briefed correspondents in New York on Thursday following the release of the White House Memorandum, he insisted that the Organisation...
South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’
UNMISS released its latest quarterly human rights brief, covering July to September 2025 – a period marked by a continued deterioration in the political and security situation. Factors included persistent inter/intra-communal violence...
Ukraine: Massive overnight attack leaves millions in the dark
Russian forces launched hundreds of drones and several missiles in the capital Kyiv and other cities, including one that can carry nuclear warheads, according to media reports. At least four people were...
Sudan: After 1,000 days of war, millions of civilians still bearing brunt
Latest UN data indicates that 9.3 million people have been uprooted by conflict across the country and more than 4.3 million have fled across...
The Unmanifest Destiny of US Imperial Plunder
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
On Saturday, January 3, the American government launched an unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal attack on the sovereign...
Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says
Thursday’s statement from Tom Andrews, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, reinforces earlier warnings from senior UN officials...
Aid continues despite winter hardship in Gaza and West Bank, UN says
That’s according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing journalists in New York on Thursday.Citing the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, Mr. Dujarric said humanitarian...
Ukraine: New strikes disrupt basic services for millions
The attacks over the last 24 hours left civilians reportedly killed and injured in the port city of Odesa, interrupting power and water supplies...
World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria’s Aleppo and South Sudan’s Jonglei state,...
Clashes between government troops and Kurdish forces have intensified in recent days and tens of thousands of people have been displaced. Representatives of the Office of the...
Syria signals renewed cooperation on chemical weapons destruction
Adedeji Ebo, Officer-in-Charge of the UN’s Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA), welcomed a commitment by the new authorities to cooperate with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons...
UN’s ‘responsibility to deliver’ will not waver, after US announces withdrawal from dozens of...
“As we have consistently underscored, assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget and peacekeeping budget, as approved by the General Assembly, are a...
Global economy shows signs of steady but subdued growth
The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 predicts that global economic output will grow by 2.7 per cent this year, or slightly below the 2.8 per cent estimated for...
Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands
Clashes resumed on Tuesday between General Security Forces of the transition Government and the mainly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), following a brief pause...
Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026
Under Council rules, presidents are appointed to serve for one year by the body’s 47 Member States, based in Geneva.Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro will...
Iraq ‘unrecognisable and remarkable’ after years of conflict: UN coordinator
Briefing journalists in New York, Ghulam Isaczai spoke about the transition from the long-running UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), which ended its mandate...
West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights
The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that has sharply intensified since...
Drones, fear and exhaustion: The daily reality of providing aid to Ukraine
For frontline workers like Oleg Kemin from the UN World Food Programme (WFP), this involves travelling deep into disputed territory along the 1,000-kilometre contact...
World News in Brief: Storms in Syria, school attacks in Nigeria, strikes continue in...
The storm hit 90 sites across Aleppo, Idleb and Al-Hasakeh governorates on 31 December, affecting more than 150,000 people.
Humanitarian partners reported that two infants...
Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the latest fatalities come amid escalating violence, especially across the Kordofans, which continues to put civilians at “extreme risk”...
Winter storms upended thousands in Gaza
“Tents were blown away or damaged, homes collapsed under storm conditions, and personal belongings were soaked,” according to its latest update. “In several locations, entire displacement sites were...
UN agency rolls out three-year plan to safeguard Ukraine’s bread basket
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its emergency response and early recovery plan, outlining priority measures to protect agricultural livelihoods, restore production...
Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval
The backdropVenezuela has endured years of economic collapse, political instability and hyperinflation, compounded by floods, landslides and other climate shocks.The recent seizure of President...
Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief
The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the High Commissioner.Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Ms....
