‘Mobs’ target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, as floods roil Gaza
OHCHR condemned this week’s attacks as abhorrent and said they reflected a wider pattern of increased violence against Palestinians. Several…
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UN and African Union vow closer action for peace and development
António Guterres was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York following the ninth conference between the global body and the…
Sudan war: Women endure starvation, rape and bombs fleeing El Fasher
“Women speaking to us from El Fasher, the heart of Sudan’s latest catastrophe, tell us that they’ve endured starvation…displacement, rape…
Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system
Most of those people died “as a result of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food, and limited access…
International Criminal Court: Sanctions threaten global fight against impunity
Annalena Baerbock’s statement came as the assembly discussed the ICC’s annual report in the light of United States’ sanctions imposed…
World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Bloom highlights Rohingya plight
During their mission from 2 to 6 November, the three members of the Human Rights Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry met…
‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria
“Eleven months after the fall of the former government in Syria, we continue to receive worrying reports about dozens of abductions…
Doha Social Summit: Businesses, civil society walk side by side for fairer futures
With nearly 14,000 attendees registered for the Second World Summit for Social Development, currently underway in Doha, the gathering has…
Not just dreams, but rights: Social justice in focus at Doha summit
The Global Coalition for Social Justice Forum brought together ministers, workers’ and employers’ organizations, UN agencies and civil society to…
Doha Social Summit: Path to fairer societies begins in the classroom
The vast Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) – filled with delegations, students, civil society groups and policymakers from around the…