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Local staff ‘particularly vulnerable’ to detention, as UN calls for their release

·March 24, 2025·1 min read

In the last year alone 101 UN staff members were arrested or detained globally of whom at least 52 UN personnel remain in detention. The UN has a presence on the ground in some of the world’s most dangerous and unstable locations including Gaza, Sudan, Yemen, Haiti and the Democratic...

LIVE NOW: ‘Abject fear’ returns to Gaza, Security Council hears, as UN calls for urgent renewal of ceasefire and hostage releases

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·March 19, 2025·1 min read

The UN Security Council met in New York on Tuesday on the Middle East crisis, exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into effect. That’s been shattered by deadly Israeli airstrikes overnight following a two-week aid blockade which has strained critical supplies....

In the face of ‘unprecedented pressure’, EU calls for primacy of international law and partnership

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·March 12, 2025·3 min read

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion and continuing war against Ukraine, underscored the need for humanitarian aid to reach civilians in Gaza, and reaffirmed the EU as a steadfast partner of the United Nations. She also emphasised that reinforcing multilateral cooperation is the only...

Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows

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·March 11, 2025·2 min read

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, warned that political engagement with the Taliban has yielded little progress, while frustration among international stakeholders is growing. “The space for engagement is narrowing,” she said, adding that some governments now question whether dialogue with the...

World’s largest conference on women calls for equality amid gender backlash

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·March 11, 2025·4 min read

The 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), which runs from 10 to 21 March, is instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of their lives throughout the world and shaping global standards on gender equality and empowerment. Last year, CSW68 was attended by 100...

UN Assembly President calls for just and lasting peace in Ukraine

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·March 9, 2025·5 min read

The meeting, held under the Assembly’s veto initiative, followed Russia’s use of its Security Council veto on 24 February to block amendments to a United States-led draft resolution on the conflict in Ukraine. The two amendments were proposed by the Council’s European members – France, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece,...

UN chief calls for peace and justice as Ramadan begins

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·February 28, 2025·1 min read

“In this Holy Month, let us all be uplifted by these values and embrace our common humanity to build a more just and peaceful world for all,” he said in a message. He also extended a special message of support to those experiencing hardship, displacement and violence. “I stand with...

Human Rights Council: Türk calls out ‘dehumanizing’ narratives on Gaza

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·February 28, 2025·5 min read

Mr. Türk – making his closing remarks during the session reporting on the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the Human Rights Council – said he was deeply troubled by the “dangerous manipulation of language” and disinformation that surrounds discussions over the Palestine-Israel conflict. “We need to make sure that we resist...

UNDP calls for long-term investment to support recovery in Syria

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·February 20, 2025·2 min read

Fourteen years of conflict have unravelled nearly four decades of economic, social and development progress. Today, nine out of 10 Syrians are living in poverty, and one in four is jobless. The report warns that at current growth rates, the economy will not regain its pre-conflict GDP level before 2080,...

Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained in Yemen

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·February 12, 2025·1 min read

“Heartbroken and outraged by the tragic loss of WFP team member, Ahmed, who lost his life while arbitrarily detained in Yemen,” Executive Director Cindy McCain said on Tuesday in a post on the social media platform X. She described him as “a devoted humanitarian and father of two”, who “played...

Guterres calls on US to exempt development and humanitarian funds from aid ‘pause’

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·January 28, 2025·1 min read

President Trump’s executive order a week ago called for all foreign aid to be re-evaluated to ensure that it complies which his new foreign policy priorities. The immediate scope of the order was not clear but on Friday, according to news reports, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued...

UN rights expert calls for end to Russia’s crackdown on lawyers

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·January 21, 2025·1 min read

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, urged Russian authorities to release lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser and Igor Sergunin, who were sentenced on 17 January to prison terms on “extremism” charges. Their trial, held in the Petushki district court of the Vladimir...