Haiti reaches ‘yet another crisis point’ as gangs tighten their grip
Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that the country had reached “yet another crisis point,” with heavily…
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UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
In a statement, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres, said the UN chief’s good offices remain available to support…
Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’
Addressing the General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that systemic racism, economic exclusion and racial violence continue to deny people…
Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety
Locally recruited UN staff are especially at risk of detention. Last year alone, 101 UN personnel were arrested or detained…
US Immigration Officials Ask Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student To Surrender
Washington: U.S. immigration officials on Friday sent an email to the legal team of Momodou Taal, a Cornell University student…
War Monitor Says Israel Strikes Military Airport Near Syria’s Palmyra
Beirut: Israeli air strikes on Friday targeted the military airport near Palmyra in central Syria, a war monitor said, reporting…
War Monitor Says Israel Strikes Military Airport Near Syria’s Palmyra
Beirut: Israeli air strikes on Friday targeted the military airport near Palmyra in central Syria, a war monitor said, reporting…
Donald Trump Says Tesla Vandals Could Serve 20 Years In El Salvador Jail
President Donald Trump has suggested that individuals convicted of vandalising Tesla vehicles and facilities could face up to 20 years…
In Balochistan, Families Not Allowed Into Morgues. Then Bodies Disappear
Quetta, Balochistan: Amid a spike in abductions and enforced disappearances of Baloch nationals, morgues have been kept out of bounds…
Running to bomb shelters, nothing new for Ukraine’s schoolchildren
There have been a staggering 1,614 recorded attacks on Ukrainian schools up to the end of last year says the…