Category: Culture And Education

Amid worsening humanitarian conditions in the war in Gaza, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on…

Syria is experiencing a wave of violence not seen in years that likely amounts to…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday outlined a comprehensive set of measures…

Violent repression of peaceful protests and pervasive institutional discrimination against women and girls has led…

Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million…

The plan by Israel’s Government to build more than 3,400 housing units in illegal settlements…

The UN independent expert on human rights and the environment on Wednesday called for an…

An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes…

Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an…

Dozens of elections taking place this year around the world will likely be “free from…

The crisis in Myanmar is a “never-ending nightmare” for the country’s people happening far away…

The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against…

The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN…

The UN aviation agency on Wednesday announced that air traffic levels are operating at around…

All parties to the Gaza conflict have been responsible for “clear violations of international humanitarian…

War crimes, racism, arbitrary detention and rape as a weapon of war: these just a…

An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to…

After a year of hype surrounding the latest version of ChatGPT and other new AI…

The United Kingdom must take action to end all forms of violence against women and…

As the war in Ukraine nears the two-year mark since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, UN…

Myanmar’s military government is becoming an even greater threat to civilians following the imposition of…

The Government of Papua New Guinea must effectively address escalating tribal violence, the UN human…

Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West…

The United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum-seekers to Rwanda run…

The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need for an end to restrictions imposed…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) is evaluating its next steps while continuing to engage…

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was “appalled” over the death…

An independent expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday that Israel’s…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint in the…

The already dire human rights situation in Haiti has deteriorated even further amid unrelenting and…

The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Friday expressed profound horror at…

A staggering 700,000 children in Sudan face the worst and most life-threatening form of hunger…

Israel’s reported attempt to create a “buffer zone” with Gaza could constitute a war crime,…

Cholera cases are surging globally and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa, the World…

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that…

Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded…

Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the…

Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN…

Judges in the United States must be free to speak about important issues that threaten…

UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary…

UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his shock on Thursday at credible reports alleging…

Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous…

Children in Gaza will likely lose at least a year of education, with the school…

Escalating armed violence in Haiti has triggered a profound humanitarian crisis, the UN Children’s Fund,…

Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Wednesday the critical role of the UN committee on the…

Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council unequivocally condemned the recent execution of an…