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The United Nations has condemned recent deadly assaults on civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region while a UN special rapporteur urged accountability for killings of civilians in Lebanon, underscoring growing international concern over violations of humanitarian law in both crises. More…

A new UN report has condemned widespread systemic racism targeting people of African descent within criminal justice systems around the world, emphasizing that discrimination permeates all stages from arrest to post-conviction. The findings, as published on Jurist News and released…

The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York opened with a tense atmosphere marked by controversial speeches from world leaders and unusual technical malfunctions in the audio system. The first day of the high-level meeting,…

UNHCR: US and European governments increasingly undermine global refugee convention ———————————– The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned Wednesday that global governments, notably the US and some European countries, are increasingly undermining the 1951 Refugee Convention, threatening asylum protections worldwide, Arab…

Report: UN Warns of Backlash Against Gender Equality —————————– A new report, “Gender Snapshot 2025,” from UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, warns that global progress on gender equality is under threat due to a…

UN Warns Record 61 Global Conflicts Threaten International Peace ……………. The United Nations has warned of an unprecedented deterioration in global peace and security, reporting that the number of conflicts worldwide reached 61 in 2024 — the highest level since…

At its 60th regular session in Geneva, the UN Human Rights Council launched an ambitious initiative called “UN80” aimed at reducing human rights violations worldwide. The campaign emphasizes global dialogue, leveraging technology and innovative funding, while the UN’s human rights…

A new report from a United Nations fact-finding mission has identified widespread human rights abuses and potential war crimes by all sides in the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan. The investigators found that civilians are…

UN Chief Guterres: ‘Time for Justice for People of African Descent’ —————————————– United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, marking the International Day for People of African Descent on August 31, called for justice, equality, and dignity for African-descendant communities. According to…

A UN report warns that progress toward universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene is far too slow, leaving billions at risk of disease and threatening global targets for 2030. More than two billion people globally still lack…