UN rejects US resolution urging end to Ukraine war that didn't mention Russian aggression
US pressures Ukraine to nix its UN resolution demanding Russian forces withdraw
US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine
China's tuna vessels used North Korea crews in breach of UN bans, report says
A fleet of Chinese distant-water fishing vessels used North Korean crews between 2019 and 2024 in violation of U.N. bans, and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years,
UN chief Guterres says human rights are being suffocated by autocrats and warmongers
Guterres depicted a world where human rights were “on the ropes and being pummeled hard" by warmongers, a “morally bankrupt global financial system" that favors profits over p
Influx of 40,000 fleeing Congo war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says
Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to escape fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. said on Friday.
Remains of Shiri Bibas, mom of two who were killed by Hamas in cold blood, allegedly returned to Israel
The remains of a woman killed while in captivity by Hamas was supposedly handed over to Israel on Friday, a day after her body was supposed to be brought back.
Who Is Lydia Mugambe? UN Judge Accused of Keeping Slave
A United Nations judge is on trial facing allegations that she deceived a woman into traveling to the U.K. to work as a slave.
‘No sane country would stand for this’: Lawmakers launch effort to withdraw the US from UN
The legislation would terminate U.S. membership in the United Nations and its affiliated bodies, and funding to those groups.
Global Consensus on Human Rights Is Crumbling, UN Rights Chief Says
"The global consensus on human rights is crumbling under the weight of authoritarians, strongmen and oligarchs," United Nations High Commissioner Volker Turk told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Guterres to propose UN assumes funding for mission struggling to fight gangs in Haiti
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said that he would request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and logistical expenses of a multinational force in Haiti that is struggling to fight violent gangs.
WHO says polio mass vaccination campaign to resume in Gaza
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a mass campaign to vaccinate children against polio in Gaza would resume on Saturday, with over half a million children targeted. "The current environment in Gaza,
Alleged slave of UN judge felt 'lonely' and 'stuck'
A young woman allegedly tricked into coming to the UK to work as a slave for a United Nations judge felt "lonely" and "stuck", a trial has heard. Lydia Mugambe is accused of stopping the woman from holding down steady employment and forcing her to work as her maid and provide childcare.
Brazil gets greenlight to join OPEC+ months ahead of hosting UN’s annual climate summit
Brazil will be joining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC+, highlighting the South American country’s growing status as a major oil exporter.