Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft
Issuing a warning that the children’s sense of stability and security has been eroded as key everyday services have collapsed,…
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Ukrainian civilian casualties rise 27 per cent compared to last year
“The number of casualties for the first ten months of 2025 (12,062) has already exceeded the total for all of…
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…
Stakes rise for South Sudan: What’s happening, and why it matters
A “breaking point is becoming visible” in the peace process, they cautioned, as core commitments under a landmark 2018 peace…
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…
Sudan: 89,000 civilians have fled El Fasher
Since the Rapid Support Forces militia – which has been battling the military government – captured El Fasher after more…
Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens
“Whether it is floods sweeping South Sudan and Brazil, record-breaking heat in Kenya and Pakistan, or water shortages in Chad…
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…
Rights chief warns ‘abominable atrocities’ likely continue in Sudan’s El Fasher
“Today, traumatised civilians are still trapped inside El Fasher and are being prevented from leaving,” said UN human rights chief Volker Türk in a statement released on Friday. …