‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, warned that “time is running out” as famine, disease and fighting close in on the population “and there’s no end in…
Americas: Regional cooperation crucial to address migration and forced displacement
UNHCR has renewed its call for a coordinated continental approach to the issue, as underscored during the ministerial meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, held in…
Bold action needed now to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti
Corruption, impunity, and poor governance, compounded by increasing levels of gang violence, have eroded the rule of law in the Caribbean country and brought State institutions close to collapse. The…
Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices
Filed before the ongoing four-month-old war in Gaza began, the case has triggered heated commentary even before the court’s president, Judge Nawaf Salam, opened the hearings. This recap provides snapshots…
Address root causes of Ukraine war, UN official urges, as anniversary of Russian invasion approaches
Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe at the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), warned that the fighting risked “further diminishing the prospects for a just and lasting…
Regional action essential to address migrant surge through Central America
“The situation underscores the urgent need for the immediate collective involvement of governments from origin, transit and destination countries to provide humanitarian assistance, especially to vulnerable groups like women and…
The Israeli President has arrived in America and will address the joint session of Congress
Last year, US President Joe Biden met Isaac Herzog during his visit to Israel. Israeli President Isaac Herzog has arrived in America today, he will meet with his American counterpart…
Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
“Every new wave of warfare brings with it a rising tide of human tragedy, including new waves of war’s oldest, most silenced and least condemned crime,” she said. The Council…
New UN policy paper launched to counter and address online hate
The policy paper, Countering and Addressing Online Hate Speech: A Guide for Policy Makers and Practitioners, was developed jointly by the UN Office with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Human…
UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing
In a statement released in Geneva on Friday, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani expressed concern over the death of 17-year-old Nahel M on Tuesday, after he was shot dead driving away…