Bangladesh has begun legal proceedings against security officials accused of sanctioning enforced disappearances and torture under the previous government – a move UN human rights chief Volker Türk called “an important step towards accountability.”Read…

Over 212,000 Afghan children are now at risk of acute watery diarrhoea and other deadly waterborne diseases, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).Read the full story, “Afghan quake aftermath: Children facing heightened risk from disease”, on gl…

Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.Read the full story, “UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza”, on globalissues.o…

The Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN’s effectiveness and improve coordination across its three core pillars: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.Read the full story, “Guterres hig…

Nearly 14 million people could face severe hunger by the end of the year, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday, as slashed humanitarian funding threatens six of its most critical operations. Read the full story, “Humanitarian funding cuts…

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.

CVE-2025-54253 Adobe Experience Manager Forms Code Execution Vulnerability

This type of vulnerability is a frequ…

NATO Defence Ministers concluded their first meeting since the Summit in The Hague on Wednesday 15th of October.

The UN relief chief on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas to honour their agreement to return deceased hostages and allow aid at scale into Gaza, warning that it should not be used as “a bargaining chip” amid reports of new civilian killings and extrajud…

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking in further long-term warming and extreme weather, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).Read the full story, “Record rise in carbon dio…

Today, CISA issued Emergency Directive ED 26-01: Mitigate Vulnerabilities in F5 Devices to direct Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies to inventory F5 BIG-IP products, evaluate if the networked management interfaces are accessible from the public…