‘Our worst held fears are being confirmed’: Dozens of bodies discovered in Libya mass graves
“Our worst held fears are being confirmed: dozens of bodies have been discovered at these sites, along with the discovery…
Tag: Security
Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 21 May that widespread armed violence continues to expose…
Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council
They will serve through the end of 2027 on the UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security. They…
As displacement surges in South Sudan, regional humanitarian crisis deepens
Violence between armed groups in Upper Nile state and other flashpoints has crippled essential services, triggered food insecurity and worsened…
Germany’s Annalena Baerbock elected President of the 80th General Assembly
She assumes the role at a challenging time, with ongoing conflicts, faltering development goals, mounting financial pressures, and the upcoming…
Frontline Ukrainian families face perilous task of farming mined fields
According to the UN, many frontline Ukrainian families are at risk of missing critical planting and harvesting windows. “Agriculture is…
Ukraine: Hopes for peace on life support, Security Council hears
“The longer the war continues, the longer its regional and global impacts will be felt, and the more difficult it…
UN honours peacekeepers’ service and sacrifice
The first UN peacekeeping operation was established in 1948 and today more than 68,000 civilian, military, and police personnel are…
‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment
There, alongside civilian gender units, Ms. Syme met a group of local community members – both men and women. Partway…
New judge elected to the International Court of Justice
Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud was appointed following a parallel and independent voting process in the General Assembly and Security Council, conducted…