Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief
“I am deeply concerned that in this powder keg, any spark could lead to a much broader conflagration,” Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council, the UN’s top rights forum.…
UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change
Mr. Guterres visited a project that is helping the Caribbean nation to combat the effects of coastal erosion and rising seas – among the impacts of global warming. While commending…
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
“The war in Gaza must end,” Mr. Türk said, insisting that it was “well past time” for peace, accountability and investigations into the “clear” violations of international humanitarian law and…
UN chief ‘committed’ to Sudan as mission ends
In a statement, the UN Secretary-General extended his “deep appreciation” to all international and national personnel of the United Nations Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan – UNITAMS. “The United Nations…
UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war
“Tragically, an unknown number of people lie under rubble,” António Guterres added, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, reiterating his call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and unconditional release…
On the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, new stretchers and beds have arrived in the emergency department of May Hospital
File photo On the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, new stretchers and beds were delivered to the emergency department of May Hospital. It should be remembered that Maryam…
All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief
In his Office’s latest report on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory scheduled to be delivered to the Human Rights Council later on Wednesday, Mr. Türk repeats his condemnation…
With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine and beyond, UN chief launches rights protection pledge
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva at the start of its first high-level session of the year, the UN chief insisted that any further extension of Israel’s ground operation…
UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT
In a new report, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) noted a broad range of concerns, including unlawful killings, hostage-taking, destruction of civilian property, collective…
‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year
“Two years on and a decade since Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, the war in Ukraine remains an open wound…