Amina Mohammed was speaking at a meeting focused on strengthening counter-terrorism on the continent, convened by Algeria, the Council president for January. She emphasized that […]
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World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand
Between 16 and 18 January, at least three civilians were killed and 14 injured in shelling and other attacks impacting Manbij, Ain al-Arab and other […]
Diljit Dosanjh’s Punjab 95 Release Delayed
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Diljit Dosanjh’s much-anticipated biopic, Punjab 95 is not releasing in India on February 7. Based on the life of Sikh activist Jaswant Singh […]
Diljit Dosanjh’s Panjab ’95 Release Delayed
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Diljit Dosanjh’s much-anticipated biopic, Panjab 95 is not releasing in India on February 7. Based on the life of Sikh activist Jaswant Singh […]
Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
Read our story here: When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visited UN Headquarters in the 1960s to protest the […]
Will those responsible for atrocities in Syria finally face justice?
For years, UN human rights bodies have been documenting, monitoring and publishing reports on abuses, and bringing Syria’s dire human rights record to the world’s […]
“Bloodiest Day” For Gaza As Airstrikes Continued Hours Surrounding Ceasefire
The fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been marred by violence, with at least 115 people killed in Gaza, including 28 children and […]
Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise
His warning comes in the wake of reports that dozens were brutally killed in ethnically targeted attacks in Al Jazirah state in the southeast, and […]
New year sees uptick and expansion of fighting on Ukraine’s frontlines
“Most disturbingly, in 2024 we witnessed an alarming rise in the toll of civilian casualties,” Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors. She said the total number of […]
UN human rights chief hails ‘signs of new beginnings’ in Lebanon and Syria
“I arrived, I have to say, with a heavy heart, given the compounded traumas over decades in both countries, but I see signs of new […]
