The unrest erupted in late December 2025 in cities across Iran over soaring inflation, rising food prices and the collapse of the national currency, resulting […]
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UN Libya envoy warns Security Council political deadlock threatens state unity
Briefing the Council in New York, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General said that despite active UN engagement, the Libyan House of Representatives (the national […]
Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
The development follows weeks of tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme and threats of a US military attack. Delegations headed by US Special Envoy to the Middle East […]
Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian ‘collapse’, as oil supplies dwindle
The United States has threatened to impose tariffs on any country providing oil to Cuba, increasing pressure on the island nation following a decades-long trade […]
World News in Brief: Iran in the Human Rights Council, Myanmar election ‘fraud’, migration chief in Cyprus, Mozambique flood update
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Türk said that although the “killing on the streets of Iran may have subsided…the brutality continues”. He […]
Security Council LIVE: UN raises alarm over deadly Iran protests and ‘possible military strikes’
The UN Security Council is meeting in New York in emergency session on Iran, amid escalating concern over reports that hundreds have been killed during weeks […]
Iran: UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ to avert more death, wider escalation
Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee briefed an emergency meeting of the Security Council in New York called by the United States to address the crisis. Ms. […]
Yemen’s fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis
Briefing ambassadors, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said recent political and security developments – particularly in the south – underscored how quickly stability […]
Iran: ‘The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop,’ UN rights chief says
Volker Türk urged the authorities to immediately halt all forms of violence and repression against peaceful protestors and to restore full access to the internet and telecommunications. “The killing of peaceful demonstrators […]
UN chief ‘shocked’ by reports of excessive force against protesters in Iran
“All Iranians must be able to express their grievances peacefully and without fear,” António Guterres’ spokesperson said in a statement issued on Sunday. “The rights […]
