Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026
Under Council rules, presidents are appointed to serve for one year by the body’s 47 Member States, based in Geneva.…
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UN’s ‘responsibility to deliver’ will not waver, after US announces withdrawal from dozens of international organizations
“As we have consistently underscored, assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget and peacekeeping budget, as approved by the…
Ukraine: New strikes disrupt basic services for millions
The attacks over the last 24 hours left civilians reportedly killed and injured in the port city of Odesa, interrupting…
ICE officer fatally shoots Minneapolis woman
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West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights
The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that…
Syria: Aleppo fighting leaves civilians dead, displaces thousands
Clashes resumed on Tuesday between General Security Forces of the transition Government and the mainly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),…
Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief
The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the High Commissioner. Speaking…
Security Council LIVE: World powers confront a ‘dangerous’ turning point in Venezuela
The Security Council meets in emergency session in New York at the top of the hour to address the US…
Maduro seized, norms tested: Security Council divided as Venezuela crisis deepens
Why it matters: Council members are split over whether Washington’s move upholds accountability – or undermines a foundational principle of…
UN chief deeply concerned over ‘possible intensification of instability’ in Venezuela
In a statement delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, António Guterres said the Council was meeting “at a…