UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that the military-controlled ballot is unfolding amid intensified violence, intimidation and arbitrary arrests, leaving no space […]
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Somalia: Funding cuts impact assistance to millions affected by drought
More than 4.6 million people across the country, roughly a quarter of the population, are impacted, according to local authorities. “Partners indicate that at least 120,000 people were displaced between […]
UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier phase as fighting spreads in Kordofan
Briefing the Security Council on Monday, senior UN political and humanitarian officials described a sharply deteriorating security and humanitarian situation marked by indiscriminate attacks, expanding […]
Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east
Resolution 2808 (2025) extends the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) until 20 December 2026, maintaining an authorized troop ceiling […]
Russia sentences British man to 13 years for fighting in Ukraine
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Civilians at risk amid escalating Thailand-Cambodia conflict: UN rights chief
“I am alarmed by reports that areas around villages and cultural sites are being struck by fighter jets, drones, and artillery,” he said. “Under […]
Syria’s humanitarian needs remain high despite reduced violence, UN warns
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Rosemary DiCarlo, head of UN political affairs, and Joyce Msuya, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, said Syrians have made tangible […]
Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees
Addressing the media outside the council chamber in New York, he pointed to simmering tensions across Yemen and “dramatic new developments” in its eastern governorates that “are turning up the heat.” Since […]
UK MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli warns of ‘grey zone’ warfare in first speech
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Sudan: Intensifying hostilities bring new displacement, more casualties
Hostilities have been intensifying between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and two armed groups – the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia that has been […]
