Migrants and refugees in Libya subject to ‘systematic’ abuse: UN report
A migrant leans against a pillar in the courtyard of a detention center in Al Khoms, Libya. (file) Migrants and refugees in Libya subject to ‘systematic’ abuse: UN report Human…
Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights experts demand accountability
Women make up the majority of victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation. (file) Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights…
Sudan crisis: UN agency launches $1.6 billion appeal to support refugees in seven countries
Sudanese refugees gather at a temporary site in Koulbous, Chad, near the border with Sudan after fleeing the ongoing conflict. (file) Sudan crisis: UN agency launches $1.6 billion appeal to…
The UN Secretary General congratulated the world on the arrival of the Lunar New Year
UN headquarters building in New York. The UN Secretary General congratulated the world on the arrival of the Lunar New Year UN UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated residents of countries…
UN experts: “Epstein dossier” contains signs of crimes against humanity
Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. UN experts: “Epstein dossier” contains signs of crimes against humanity International law The collection of documents, often referred to in the press as the…
UN Secretary General calls for speeding up the decolonization process
Children play near Fale Island in the Tokelau archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand. UN Secretary General calls for speeding up the decolonization…
Guterres deplores Israel’s move to resume land registration in the West Bank
Children stand on a home demolished in Beit Sira, a Palestinian village in the central West Bank. (file) Guterres deplores Israel’s move to resume land registration in the West Bank…
As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return
A young girl carries firewood for a warming stove at a house in the Kyiv region. As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return Human Rights As Ukraine prepares…
UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as 17 territories remain
Home to fewer than 2,000 people, the non-self-governing territory of Tokelau in the Pacific is on the frontlines of climate change. UN chief urges renewed push to complete decolonization as…
The city opens its doors to the world: New York and the UN
The UN Secretariat building with the illuminated sign “Thank you, New York.” So the leadership of the organization decided to thank the city for hosting the Millennium Summit. The city…