What do singing and sport have to do with human rights?
As part of this year’s campaign for Human Rights Day – Our Everyday Essentials – the UN’s human rights office…
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Ukraine faces freezing winter under fire as UN warns of rising civilian toll
Briefing ambassadors, Kayoko Gotoh, Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs,…
Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children’s nursery, hospital
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he was appalled to learn that multiple…
Global atrocity risks rising, warns new UN adviser on genocide prevention
In his first interview since assuming the post in August, Chaloka Beyani reflected on the origins of his mandate, created by the UN Security…
At UN, OSCE warns of erosion of security principles amid Ukraine conflict
Addressing ambassadors, Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, who currently chairs the 57-nation OSCE, described the conflict as the gravest challenge…
One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s future must be ‘free, sovereign and united’
In a statement on Sunday, António Guterres paid tribute to the “resilience and courage of the Syrian people, who never…
Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’
OHCHR is calling for more action to end the violence and achieve justice. “While the interim authorities have taken encouraging steps towards addressing past violations, these steps are only…
Sudan: Kordofan cannot become ‘another El Fasher,’ Türk warns
The once allied Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in brutal conflict since…
Amid Sudan’s unimaginable crisis, its people endure with hope
Fighting erupted between rival militaries in April 2023 following a breakdown in the transition to civilian rule, following the overthrow…
Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office
Israeli security forces raided the organisation’s offices in Ramallah and Hebron on 1 December, vandalising property and detaining staff. According to OHCHR, people present…