Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline
Marking Sunday’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the United Nations is calling for justice for those…
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‘Normalising’ Taliban rule would betray Afghan women, warns UN expert
Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur monitoring human rights in Afghanistan – who serves independently under a mandate of the Human…
World News in Brief: Ukraine energy targeted, nuclear test warning, rights violations in Nicaragua
It marks the third large-scale combined strike in October on energy facilities in civilian areas – leading to major power…
Hurricane Melissa leaves thousands displaced across the Caribbean
The hurricane caused widespread damage to homes, infrastructure and crops, leaving thousands displaced. However, extensive storm preparation by governments, assisted…
‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s El Fasher falls
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, the UN’s top relief official Tom Fletcher said “women and girls are being raped,…
Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 dead
The World Health Organization says it’s appalled and deeply shocked by reports that 460 patients and their companions have been…
UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson…
Gaza: Humanitarian response scaled up amid faltering ceasefire
In a press briefing on Tuesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described reports of Israeli military action as “extremely concerning,” stressing…
‘Horrific’ violence as thousands flee Sudan’s El Fasher
Senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official in Sudan, Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet, said there had been “significant outflow out of El…
Hurricane Melissa: Caribbean braces for destructive winds and ‘catastrophic rainfall’
“Destructive winds, dangerous storm surge, and catastrophic rainfall” are due to hit the region, warned UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. Continuing…