Locally recruited UN staff are especially at risk of detention. Last year alone, 101 UN personnel were arrested or detained worldwide. The UN has a […]
Tag: Conflict
Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams
“We’re waking up from another intense night of bombardments, the fourth night of bombardment since the ceasefire abruptly broke down on Monday night…the situation is […]
The Alleged Hamas Link That Landed Indian Researcher In Trouble In US
Badar Khan Suri wanted to have a dreamy wedding in Gaza. Guests had arrived and the venue was ready. But fate had other plans. The […]
France Plans To Distribute ‘Survival Manual’ To Help Citizens Prepare For War, Disasters
France is planning to distribute a 20-page survival manual booklet to every household to prepare them for potential emergencies, including war in the country. The […]
Gaza: ‘Bring them all home now’, freed hostage tells Security Council
Briefing ambassadors, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General at the Department of Political Affairs (DPPA), reiterated the UN’s unequivocal condemnation of the horrific attacks by Hamas and […]
Syria’s humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict
Briefing journalists in New York from Damascus, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, explained that the country remains at a critical juncture as […]
Who Is Badar Khan Suri, Indian Researcher In US Facing Deportation
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian-origin postdoctoral associate at Georgetown University in the US, has been arrested and faces deportation. He has been teaching a class […]
Indian Researcher In US Faces Deportation For Allegedly “Spreading Hamas Propaganda”
An Indian researcher, studying at Georgetown University in the US, has been arrested by immigration officers and faces deportation, according to his lawyer. Badar Khan […]
Days After White House Showdown, Here’s What Trump, Zelensky Discussed
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky held an hour-long call weeks after a fiery exchange at the White House […]
Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, Human Rights Council hears
The Council – the UN’s foremost human rights forum – also heard updates on allegations of ongoing abuses in Belarus, North Korea and Myanmar. According […]
