カテゴリー: United Nations
UN report reveals Islamist group which claimed Moscow attack has enlisted militants from other terror groupsVideos back IS claim it carried out Russia attackIslamic State launched a major recruitment drive last year aimed at militants from Tajikistan a…
Five-month impasse in UN security council extends as Netanyahu insists Israel will press ahead with new offensive against RafahA US resolution urging a ceasefire in Gaza linked to a hostage deal has been vetoed by Russia and China in the UN security co…
UN chief António Guterres says risk of nuclear war has escalated and that ‘humanity cannot survive a sequel to Oppenheimer’The US and Japan are sponsoring a UN security council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons …
UK, US and others use universal periodic review to speak out over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong KongThe UK, the US and several other countries criticised China’s human rights record on Tuesday as the country was subjected to rare scrutiny of its policies at…
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crisesHuman rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, accordi…
Calls for drastic overhaul of funding as conflicts and climate crisis drive surge in humanitarian needs and appeals fall shortThe queue for water at Metche, a camp of 40,000 refugees on the Sudan-Chad border, starts at dawn and lasts until sunset. The …
Widespread escalation in violence across number of states poses greatest challenge yet to military ruleMyanmar is gripped by the worst escalation in violence since the military seized power in a coup almost three years ago, the UN has said, with intens…
Russian president blames US for Gaza conflict as he attempts to woo global south Israel-Hamas war – live updatesUS unilateralism has wrecked the chances of peace in the Middle East, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, told a crisis Brics meeting on …
Huq, ‘a visionary and climate champion’, who was named one of the top 10 scientists in the world by Nature last year, has died at 71Tributes have poured in from around for world for the renowned Bangladeshi scientist Prof Saleemul Huq, who died on 28 O…
Parliamentarians from 15 countries urge reduction in vote to signal disapproval of country’s crackdown on Uyghur populationAn effort is under way to drive down the Chinese vote at the UN human rights council this week in an attempt to show continuing w…
Leaders of charities and NGOs respond to Suella Braverman’s recent comments attacking the refugee convention in the USWar and persecution are driving record numbers of people, including women and girls, to flee their homes. Most remain in their home co…
The United Nations general assembly liveblog is now closed, but please see the following stories to stay on top of the day’s news:Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summitWorld inching ever closer to a great fr…
Two years to the day, the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan. Ever since internet access has been limited, which can be vital in garnering support from the worldWestern officials like me watched in despair two years ago on this day when the Tal…
As we move towards the second anniversary of the extremists retaking power, this denial of education must be addressed Two years of ever-intensifying repression since the Taliban seized power in August 2021 have not dimmed the resilience of girls and w…
US and UN officials working to ‘resolve incident’ after private crossed border at truce village without authorisationAn American soldier being sent back to the US to face possible disciplinary action crossed in to North Korea during a tour of the demil…