End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office
OHCHR has urged Israel to stop all extrajudicial executions and other unlawful use of force and ensure all those responsible…
Month: May 2025
Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli
Clashes broke out earlier in the week across several districts of the Libyan capital, reportedly triggered by the killing of…
UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly
Annalena Baerbock presented her priorities during an informal dialogue with Member States held on Thursday at Headquarters in New York. …
‘Politically unacceptable, morally repugnant’: UN chief calls for global ban on ‘killer robots’
“There is no place for lethal autonomous weapon systems in our world,” Mr. Guterres said on Monday, during an informal…
In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount
UN Secretary-General António Guterres meanwhile warned that peace operations are under growing strain and must adapt to meet today’s rising…
Funding cuts in Afghanistan mean ‘lives lost and lives less lived’
Many women came to the clinic who had walked multiple hours to receive maternal care – some of them with…
8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF
Comparing data from 2018 and 2022, UNICEF found that the pandemic worsened existing trends: children are underperforming in school, more…
UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysia Airlines flight
The council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) voted on Monday that Russia failed to uphold its obligations under…
US deportations raise serious human rights concerns
His Office, OHCHR, has received information that over 100 Venezuelan deportees are being detained at a notorious prison in El…
UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency
Briefing Member States in New York on Monday Mr. Guterres outlined wide-ranging effort to revamp how the UN system operates…