The resolution spearheaded by Ghana received 123 votes in favour. Three countries – Argentina, Israel and the United States – voted against and 52 abstained. “Today, we come together in solemn solidarity to affirm truth and […]
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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 24 March: West Bank attacks in focus
As the war continues to roil the Middle East and compound suffering for civilians across the region, the economic ramifications of the emergency are still […]
A city opens its doors to the world: New York and the United Nations
Eight decades on, the aspiration for peace, dignity and equality still resonates as the UN marks 80 years of its existence in New York City […]
War in the Middle East: Cultural treasures damaged, with more at risk
In Iran, these sites include Golestan Palace, Chehel Sotoun Palace in Isfahan, Masjed-e Jame mosque (also in Isfahan) and buildings located near Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley. UNESCO alerts […]
UN calls for solidarity and political will to stamp out racial discrimination
The crowd gathered outside Sharpeville police station on 21 March 1960 “came armed not with weapons, but with conviction – not to divide society, but to claim their dignity within it,” […]
How Kyrgyzstan built a system to support domestic violence survivors
Bübyusara Ryskulova has been on the frontlines for more than three decades. Honourary president of the crisis centre Sezim (which means “feeling”), she has worked […]
When justice fails: Why women can’t get protection from AI deepfake abuse
Whispers followed her offline. Online, the abuse imploded, unchecked: comments, ridicule, shares, screenshots. She had never consented to any of it. That hadn’t stopped anyone. […]
UN mourns constitutional lawyer-turned top crisis diplomat, Nicholas Haysom
The distinguished lawyer and diplomat from South Africa was appointed in January 2021 and had a long international career with a focus on democratic governance, […]
World News in Brief: West Bank displacement, Cuba fuel crisis, Sexual abuse safeguards, New ‘humancentric’ AI Advocate
According to the UN human rights office, UNHCR, more than 36,000 Palestinians were displaced in the year to October 2025 amid intensifying settlement activity and […]
‘No matter what’, UN Women vows to stay in Afghanistan, amid deepening rights crisis
The agency is operating in what it describes as the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis, where women are nearly four times less likely than […]
