Gaza: Top independent rights probe alleges Israel committed genocide
In a new report published against the backdrop of intensifying Israeli military operations in Gaza City, the UN Independent International…
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United Nations revises 2026 regular budget proposal, pairing cost reductions with initial reform measures
The revised estimates, communicated on Monday to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), propose reductions of 15.1…
Nepal appoints first woman prime minister, as UN expresses solidarity amid crisis
Ms. Karki, Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister, was appointed by President Ram Chandra Poudel who administered the oath of office…
DPR Korea: UN report finds human rights situation still dire, a decade on
The rights office, OHCHR, interviewed 314 witnesses who left the DPRK – more commonly known as North Korea – and…
Nepal crisis: Army deployed as death toll rises amid political turmoil
The unrest began Monday as a self-styled “Gen Z protest” against corruption, nepotism and restrictions on social media. It quickly…
Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says
Shortly after presenting a mandated report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission…
Nepal PM resigns after deadly crackdown on youth protests; UN urges calm
The unrest, which began Monday as a self-styled “Gen Z protest” against rampant corruption, nepotism and curbs on social media,…
‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform
This will be “no ordinary session,” she pledged, with the multilateral system beset by overlapping crises and heightened disunity. A…
UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law
“No one is safe when human rights are under attack,” Mr. Türk told the Human Rights Council, warning that the…
UN ready to assist Nepal following deadly protests over social media ban
Police used tear gas and opened fire on protesters attempting to storm the parliament complex in the capital, Kathmandu, according…