Right to strike protected under key labour treaty, says UN World Court
By 10 votes to four, the UN World Court ruled “the right to strike of workers and their organizations is protected” under the Freedom...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in...
Sudan’s people subject to ‘relentless’ drone strikes in El Obeid
Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, he called for urgent action from world leaders to stop the heavy fighting that has already...
Turning silence into stories: Cambodian activist amplifies LGBTQI+ youth voices
Growing up in Cambodia, Panha rarely saw LGBTQI+ people reflected in the world around her — not in television, not in public conversations, and...
Science180 Reveals Discovery of Creation Timeline Alignment
Science180, founded by Dr. Israel, serves as a platform dedicated to exploring the intersection of science, faith, and philosophy. Through this initiative, Dr. Israel...
World News in Brief: Half of Haiti’s displaced are children, alarm over low immunisation...
New data from the International Organization for Migration indicates a 22 per cent spike in the number of people uprooted from their homes since...
Sudan’s suffering is plain for all to see say aid teams, as brutal war...
Aid teams working to help millions of people uprooted by the ongoing war in Sudan appealed on Friday for more international assistance amid desperate...
Ukraine: UN refugee agency helps repair homes amid ongoing conflict
In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, housing remains one of the country’s most urgent humanitarian and recovery challenges. The destruction...
The Syria prison survivor who’s seeking justice for those still missing
Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working to find out what...
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...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 9 December
The historic shift of power in Syria at the weekend has added yet another layer of complexity to the Middle East crisis, with hostilities...
Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time
However, the country remains in the grip of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with millions facing famine, disease and insecurity.IOM data shows...
DR Congo emergency: next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies
Dead bodies lie in the streets, hospitals are overwhelmed and there has been an uptick in reports of sexual violence, rape and looting.“Roads are...
DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi
“Over 63,000 people now have crossed into the country, Burundi, fleeing atrocities, deadly conflict in parts of eastern DR Congo,” said Faith Kasina, UNHCR...
UN rights body rules Guatemala failed displaced Mayan Peoples
The landmark decision, announced on Thursday, also considered the harm caused to succeeding generations.“Forced displacement is permanent in nature until the victims benefit from...
UNHCR urges balance as UK unveils new asylum proposals
The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood formally announced the measures on Monday, aimed at tightening controls on irregular arrivals while maintaining the country’s commitment...
Gaza: Aid efforts continue as UN teams start clearing up to 60 million tonnes...
“We are encouraged that the parties have reaffirmed their commitments to implementing the ceasefire in Gaza and commend the steadfast efforts of the mediators,”...
UN support continues in Syria and Lebanon
Geir Pedersen has been meeting with French, German and Russian authorities, the UN reported on Monday, which includes engagement with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister...
World News in Brief: Funding cuts curb development, human rights in Belarus update, Ebola...
Speaking in Geneva, she said the world was facing “declining respect for human rights and multilateralism”, with conflicts, debt, and shrinking development assistance threatening...
Young Venezuelan refugees get a fresh start in Trinidad’s schools
When 11-year-old Venezuelan refugee Astrid Saavedra walked into her fourth-grade classroom in Trinidad and Tobago for her first day of school in September, she...
Ending conflict is ‘number one thing’ to reduce world hunger, new WFP chief says
Reducing conflict is the single most effective way to tackle global hunger, the new head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Luke Lindberg,...
UN rights office sounds the alarm over forced displacement in the West Bank
Israeli authorities have stepped up measures to transfer large numbers of people from long-standing Palestinian towns and communities, according to OHCHR’s office in the...
‘Wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain’ by gangs in Haiti
That’s according to the Designated Human Rights Expert for Haiti, William O’Neill, who spoke to UN News ahead of the release of a new report...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council meets on Gaza crisis as starvation threat grows
The Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot presiding. The UN...
