New expectations of progress towards final end of Colombia conflict
The head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia told the Security Council on Wednesday that with the recent election of President Gustavo Petro,...
World Food Day: Another year of global record hunger looms amid food and climate crisis
The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening...
Turkey: Concern mounts over human rights implications of ‘disinformation bill’
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed growing concern on Friday over the adoption by Turkiye’s Parliament of a package of amendments to various...
Venezuelan refugees and migrants struggle to survive in Latin America and the Caribbean
The spiraling cost of living, fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and high unemployment rates, have made it difficult for many Venezuelan refugees and migrants...
DR Congo sees deadly surge in intercommunal violence
More than 140 people have been killed in horrific intercommunal violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UN...
‘Investing in girls is investing in our common future’-UN
In marking the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child on Tuesday, the UN chief called the commemoration a celebration of the “lives...
UN experts call for complete abolition of death penalty as ‘only viable path’
Marking the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, two UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Monday issued a statement recalling that under international law, capital...
The French call for NATO exit
Thousands of angry French protesters have gathered in the French capital to call for the country’s withdrawal from the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. The...
EU agrees on eighth package of sanctions against Russia
The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of an eighth package of hard-hitting sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. This package – which...
Global Progress in Reducing Extreme Poverty Grinds to a Halt
The world is unlikely to meet the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 absent history-defying rates of economic growth over the remainder of...