South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’
UNMISS released its latest quarterly human rights brief, covering July to September 2025 – a period marked by a continued deterioration in the political and security…
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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.…
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…
Drop draft proposals on death penalty for Palestinians, UN rights chief urges Israel
High Commissioner Volker Türk said the series of draft proposals before Israel’s Knesset raise grave concerns over discrimination, due process…
Security Council: New faces, old tensions as five nations take their seats
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia have begun two-year terms as non-permanent members, replacing Algeria,…
Gaza aid lifelines under strain as winter worsens
Since the fragile October ceasefire began as phase one of the US-led peace plan, thousands of tents and hundreds of…
New year dawns amid rubble and resolve in Gaza
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians remain uprooted, many living in makeshift tents pitched on bare ground or squeezed into damaged…
Results expected 5 January after landmark elections in Central African Republic
According to MINUSCA, preliminary reports from observers indicate that more than 99 per cent of polling stations across the country…
General Assembly approves $3.45 billion UN regular budget for 2026
The budget – approved by the 193-member General Assembly on Tuesday – authorizes $3.45 billion for the coming year, covering…