World News in Brief: Turk condemns Northern Ireland riots, jobs at risk over animal...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed alarm on Thursday over the rioting and destruction in Northern Ireland resulting from the attack which...
Hate speech spreading ‘faster than ever’, warns UN chief as global action plan is...
Mr. Guterres was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York at the launch of the Muscat Plan of Action – an initiative that highlights the role of traditional and Indigenous leaders...
‘Grave concern’ after dozens of women arrested in Afghanistan for dress violations
The women allegedly violated decrees which include a requirement to wear a burka or chador with a face mask and a ban on perfume, according...
‘Human rights are part of our DNA’: UN launches global alliance to counter rising...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk unveiled the initiative in Geneva, describing it as a direct response to what he called a...
Three seafarers killed in Hormuz strike as UN warns of widening fallout
The latest strike, which the United States said had been carried out as part of its blockade enforcement operations, involved the Palau-flagged tanker MT...
Spain prodigy Lamine Yamal named UN Goodwill Ambassador on World Cup opening day
The supremely talented Spanish team is one of the main favourites to win the event and its teenage superstar, Lamine Yamal, promises to be...
Refugee numbers drop for first time in a decade, but millions remain trapped
UNHCR's flagship Global Trends Report, launched in Geneva by High Commissioner Barham Salih, showed that global refugee numbers fell by three per cent in...
UN rights chief urges ‘massive rethink’ of US immigration policies ahead of World Cup
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told journalists on Wednesday that if such issues were not addressed, they risked casting a...
‘The day never stops’ for aid workers braving missiles and drones in Ukraine
For Olga Scripovscaia, a field security coordination officer based in Odesa, each day starts with the same question: “what changed overnight?”After nights frequently interrupted...
Middle East LIVE: Diplomacy in focus as escalation ‘reverberates across borders and continents’, warns...
Nearly four months after the latest Middle East crisis erupted and despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, tensions continue to...
The Cuba I Cannot Unsee
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Imagine having electricity for only four hours a day. Now imagine not knowing which four hours.
Can you...
Sudan war: Drone attacks damage key aid routes
The warning comes after overnight explosions reportedly struck the crucial Ardamata bridge in West Darfur state, as fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and former allies the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two...
May 2026 Cuba Delegation Communiqué
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The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW, IBW21) and the Pan-African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) present the May 2026 Communiqué...
Fresh strikes on Tyre kill eight, as UN puts Lebanon destruction bill at $365...
The assessment, conducted by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in coordination with Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research and other partners, also estimated that...
World News in Brief: Call for action against child labour, ICC Prosecutor suspended, WFP...
Today, nearly 138 million children remain trapped in child labour globally, including 54 million engaged in hazardous work that threatens their health, safety and...
Security Council LIVE: Central Africa in the spotlight, including outlawed Lord’s Resistance Army
The Security Council meets this morning to discuss the situation in Central Africa, including efforts to combat the so-called Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), one...
Palestinians face systematic abuse by Israeli settlers and Hamas alike: Independent investigators
They “are being systematically and deliberately subjected to severe violations of human rights law by all parties to the region’s conflict,” according to the Independent...
Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO
The fast-moving outbreak, which has also spread to neighbouring Uganda, is caused by the rare and deadly Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. WHO’s Health Emergency...
‘Rare, untreatable strain’: Ebola toll mounts in eastern DR Congo
Damien Mama, interim Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, arrived in the provincial capital Bunia on Sunday, where he will assess response efforts and strengthen coordination in support...
Afghanistan faces ‘lost generation of talent and potential,’ Security Council hears
Georgette Gagnon, UN Deputy Special Representative currently leading the UN mission, UNAMA, reflected on recent visits across the country and said communities repeatedly described mounting...
Security Council LIVE: UN officials warn humanitarian toll in Ukraine is worsening
The Security Council met on Monday amid a sharp escalation in hostilities across Ukraine, where UN officials warned that the war has reached its...
Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate commitments
Simon Stiell addressed the opening of the UN June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany – an important step ahead of the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Turkiye this November. “Tackling the global climate crisis is the hardest,...
Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human...
“The fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially the most vulnerable,” Mr....
Deadly quake strikes Philippines on first day of school year
At least 19 people were killed, along with extensive damage to hospitals, homes and classrooms.The 7.8 magnitude quake struck at 7:37am local time (7:37pm...
