‘Blood On The Sand. Blood On The Hands’: UN Decries World’s Failure As Sudan’s El Fasher Falls

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has documented mass killings, summary executions, and ethnically motivated reprisals both in El Fasher and Bara. In the latter, at least 50 civilians were killed in ...

‘Global Perspective’ Key To Moving Humanity Forward In Space

The UN Champion for Space is designated by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Vienna-based UN entity responsible for promoting international cooperation in the peaceful ...

Myanmar At A Crossroads: A Choice Between Impunity And Justice

The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the country are both mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to monitor abuses ...

Heavy Caseload Reflects ‘Sign Of Trust’ From Governments, Says World Court President

The court’s task was to reply to this question, and the court interpreted international law in good faith and clarified the obligation of Israel. This is what the court was asked to do and what the ...

UN Envoy Hails Colombia’s Peace Process As Global Model, Calls For More Funding

The newly appointed Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, Miroslav Jenča, visits some of the projects of implementation of the Peace Agreement. On the ground, the Mission enjoys broad ...

Putting People At The Heart Of Cities, Key To Improving Urban Life

Organized by the UN’s urban agency, UN-Habitat, the event brings together mayors, experts on city life and community leaders from around the world to explore how data, design, and digital tools can ...

World News In Brief: Ukraine Energy Targeted, Nuclear Test Warning, Rights Violations In Nicaragua

Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), said in a statement the treaty bans all nuclear explosions, while his agency “can and will detect ...

Hurricane Melissa Leaves Thousands Displaced Across The Caribbean

The hurricane caused widespread damage to homes, infrastructure and crops, leaving thousands displaced. However, extensive storm preparation by governments, assisted by UN agencies and other NGOs, ...

Australia: Protesters Demand NSW Police Facilitate Peaceful Protest At The Indo Pacific Weapons Expo

The protest organisers accuse the state and federal governments of protecting the profiteers of genocide, rather than international humanitarian law and the democratic right of NSW citizens to protest ...

Fair Recruitment At The Heart Of Sustainable Reintegration

HONIARA, Solomon Islands – Labour mobility stakeholders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather in Honiara from 3-6 November 2025 for the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2025, ...

Afghanistan: UN Expert Warns Against Normalising Taliban, Urges States To Stand Firm On Human Rights

“Cuts to humanitarian and human rights funding are stripping away the last lines of protection and support for a population already in peril,” Bennett said. He urged States to recommit to long-term ...

Uzbekistan And UNESCO Must Address Forced Evictions At World Heritage Sites

GENEVA (30 October 2025) – UN experts* today expressed concern about forced evictions and housing demolitions in the city centre of Samarkand in Uzbekistan, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site since ...