The proceedings “offer renewed hope that justice may finally be achieved through effective international cooperation,” said Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls. She noted that the action taken comes after years in which women’s testimonies and experiences had been i»»»

GENEVA: United Nations rights experts on Friday (Jul 24) urged the United Arab Emirates to release a 72-year-old British businessman who completed his original sentence in 2018.The experts said the continued detention of Ryan Cornelius risked his health and life."We call on the Emirati government t»»»

GENEVA, June 17, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The space for freedom of expression is shrinking dramatically as many countries, abetted by new technologies and digital giants, suppress dissent and as artificial intelligence runs "amok", a UN expert warned Wednesday. The United Nations special rapporteur on the »»»

The President of the “Green Team” Association from Novi Grad, Mario Crnković, told SRNA that a report on the implementation of the Croatian Fund’s work program for financing the decommissioning and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel from the Krško Nuclear Power Plant is direct ..»»»

Geneva, May 6 (SANA) The United Nations Human Rights Office called on Israel Tuesday to immediately and unconditionally release two activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla aid mission who were detained in international waters while attempting to deliver humanitarian assistance to Gaza. In a statem»»»

GENEVA, May 6 — The United Nations today called on Israel to immediately release two activists taken from a Gaza-bound flotilla, and demanded an investigation into “disturbing accounts” they had been severely mistreated. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila, who are held in a»»»

GENEVA – The United Nations on May 6 called on Israel to immediately release two activists taken from a Gaza-bound flotilla, and demanded an investigation into “disturbing accounts” they had been severely mistreated. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila, who are held in a pri»»»

GENEVA: The United Nations on Wednesday called on Israel to immediately release two activists taken from a Gaza-bound flotilla, and demanded an investigation into “disturbing accounts” they had been severely mistreated. “Israel must immediately and unconditionally release Global Sumud Flotilla memb»»»

Geneva: The State of Qatar participated in the fourth round of states' consultations under the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law (IHL), organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva. Qatar was represented by Second Secretary »»»

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GENEVA, Mar 30 2026 (IPS) - The United Nations was not founded to be comfortable; it was founded to be necessary. Created in the aftermath of catastrophe, its purpose was clear: to maintain international peace and security, to uphold international law, to defend human rights and to promote human di»»»

Geneva [Switzerland], April 1 (ANI): A Baloch rights campaigner has raised alarm at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), warning that enforced disappearances and unlawful killings in Balochistan are escalating rapidly in the region, with little to no accountability for perpetrators, as »»»

When Moninder Singh learned recently of assassination threats against his family in Canada, where a fellow Sikh activist was »»»

Long after the end of World War II, the “comfort women” issue remains an open wound — one that polite diplomacy keeps trying to bandage without ever healing. “Nearly 80 years on, victims and their families continue to face the denial of their right to truth, justice, reparations and memorialization»»»

Teoh Lee Lan and Koong Hui Yein at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport before departing for Geneva, Switzerland, today. (Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement pic) PETALING JAYA: The sister of the late Teoh Beng Hock is expected to attend the 61st session of the United Nations Hu»»»

A complaint has been filed in Switzerland accusing Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi of crimes against humanity linked to anti-government protests in his country in recent years, lawyers said Thursday. The complaint, filed by an Iranian-Swiss citizen, said Gharibabadi "may have comm»»»

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A United Nations committee has warned New Zealand is at serious risk of weakening Māori rights and entrenching disparities for the Indigenous population, in its most critical review of the country’s record on racial discrimination. Last month, the UN’s committee for the convention on the eliminatio»»»

The far-right minister is also calling for an end to investigations into the killings of Palestinians Israel's far-right national security minister has promoted the commander of an undercover unit responsible for the execution of two unarmed Palestinians at point-blank range in Jenin, in the occupi»»»

The United Nations said on Friday that the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces the previous day appeared to be a "summary execution" In footage captured by Palestine TV, Israeli security forces opened fire at two men in the northern West Bank city of »»»

South Sudan's Vice President, Riek Machar, has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity over an attack by an ethnic militia on a military base that killed more than 250 soldiers, the justice minister said on Thursday.  A fragile power-sharing agreement between President ..»»»

GENEVA: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva HE Dr Hind Abdulrahman Al Muftah, participated in a roundtable entitled 'Equity in Education', held in collaboration between QatarDebate and the University of Geneva, on Monday at the University of Geneva.»»»

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement should go. The talks are mandated to look at the full life cycle of plastic, from production to pollution, but som»»»

A United Nations officer assigned to oversee the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip charged Israel with using companies to carry out a “settler-colonial” displacement project aimed at apartheid and genocide. Francesca Albanese, an Italian legal and human rights academic, said that while poli»»»

The United Nations trade and development agency, tasked with helping developing countries access the global economy, faces “painful” cuts as part of broader reforms prompted by a decline in global donor funding, its secretary general said. Rebeca Grynspan told Reuters she was concerned that UNCTAD’»»»

Saudi Gazette report GENEVA — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states condemned Israeli attacks on Iran. The condemnation was delivered by Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen, who spoke on behalf of th»»»

Volker Turk issued an urgent appeal to governments worldwide, calling for immediate action in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and to end the increasing suffering of civilians. Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Turk »»»

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has issued an urgent appeal to governments worldwide, calling for immediate action in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and to end the increasing suffering of civilians. Speaking at the opening of the »»»

Odisha Guv, CM, opposition leader congratulate IMD director general M Mohapatra for UN award Bhubaneswar, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Monday congratulated IMD director general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra f»»»

GENEVA, April 29 (KUNA) -- United Nations rights chief Volker Turk urged Tuesday the world to halt Gaza's descent into a "new, unseen level" of "humanitarian catastrophe" amid Israel's total blockade on aid and relentless attacks on the territory.In a press release, Turk noted as reports coming "as»»»

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under co»»»

GENEVA — The UN said Monday it and partners were seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year for some 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh. The United Nations said that it and more than 100 partners were launching a 2025-26 Joint Response Plan for the Rohin»»»

A report finds that Russian troops committed 79 executions in the last six months or so. The United Nations has expressed “alarm” over a sharp rise in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian armed forces. According to a report published on Monday by the UN Human Rights Monitor»»»