Hostilities continue across the Middle East, with ongoing strikes, rising civilian impacts and mounting pressure on critical infrastructure and humanitarian services. On the diplomatic track […]
Tag: HumanRights
UN80 Initiative enters ‘delivery phase’, as Member States review progress on key work areas
Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, said the broader reform effort is now moving into a new stage. “We are now entering the delivery-focused phase of […]
Middle East war: UN’s Türk decries ‘severe restrictions’ on free speech
“Repression of civic space and freedom of expression has significantly deepened across the Middle East, compounding the already existing climate of fear unleashed by multiple […]
Women leaders unite to advance gender equality, defend multilateralism amid growing global pushback
The Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed recently convened women leaders who met in Manhasset, Long Island, for the fifth year, to reaffirm their collective commitment […]
UN General Assembly adopts landmark resolution to strengthen the work of the UN system
The move marks a major milestone under the UN80 Initiative, a system-wide reform effort to make the UN more effective, coherent and better equipped to […]
World News in Brief: Ukraine drone attacks, Afghan rights, Zero-Waste Day
In a night of further terror for civilians, on 28 March, a drone strike hit the Odesa Maternity Hospital No.5 with dozens of pregnant women […]
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 27 March: Humanitarian crisis deepens across the region
The war in the Middle East continues, with attacks causing further terror and suffering, deepening the humanitarian crisis across the region. In Geneva, diplomats at […]
Syria: UN Commission documents grave violations in July 2025 escalation in Sweida
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria documented widespread violations mainly against the Druze and Bedouin communities, including executions, torture, gender-based violence and the burning of homes. These incidents, carried out by multiple actors, including […]
Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office
“During the first two months of this year, 60 per cent of all civilian casualties were in frontline regions (and) almost half of those killed […]
UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’
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 […]
