On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the global community to “not only to look at our past, but to reflect on our present, and to safeguard our future.”Read the full story, “…

The fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is making a difference to the lives of over a million children, and improving overall access to food – but more aid still needs to enter. Read the full story, “Gaza ceasefire is making a difference, but situation…

The UN migration agency, IOM, expressed deep concern on Monday over multiple deadly shipwrecks that are believed to have taken place over the past ten days across the Central Mediterranean.Read the full story, “World News in Brief: Deadly shipwrecks in…

When fighting recently intensified near her neighbourhood in Aleppo, in northern Syria, Fatima and her family had to run. Read the full story, “Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria”, on globalissues.org →

Warning that the “rule of law is being replaced by the law of the jungle,” the UN Secretary-General on Monday urged world powers to recommit to international law as the foundation of peace, justice and multilateral cooperation.Read the full story, “UN …

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sounding the alarm over the threat of escalating violence in Jonglei state which is putting lives at risk and further weakening prospects for peace. Read the full story, “South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn…

The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have been set alight deliberately.Read the full story, “A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem ‘set on fire’”,…

The staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across the UN system for a raft of measures to protect children from abuse, exploitation and mental trauma.Read the full story, “From deepfakes to grooming: U…