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World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Alarm over Türkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency 25 March 2025 Unsplash/Fatih The skyline of Istanbul in Türkiye. The city's mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been removed from office and charged with corruption. Over 90 people have been detained by authorities during subsequent protests. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on…

Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief 25 March 2025 UN OCHA/Giles Clarke Soldiers of the Niger army patrol on the border with Nigeria in the south of the country. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and…

Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis 25 March 2025 © UNICEF People who fled violence in the eastern DR Congo gather in Cibitoke in northwestern Burundi. With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Belgium’s Commitment to Human Rights, Ask about Foreign Unaccompanied Minors and Illegal International Adoptions

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Belgium’s Commitment to Human Rights, Ask about Foreign Unaccompanied Minors and Illegal International Adoptions 24 March 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today reviewed a report containing additional information submitted by Belgium under article 29 (4) of the Convention. Committee Experts commended the State party’s…

UN agency warns of ‘surge’ in AIDS deaths without US funding

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN agency warns of ‘surge’ in AIDS deaths without US funding 24 March 2025 © UNAIDS/Daniel Msirikale A patient in Tanzania receives antiretroviral medication to treat HIV. Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an additional 6.3 million people will die…

‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination 24 March 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor at Harvard University and Founder of Vision & Justice, addresses the UN General Assembly Commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Despite significant progress over…

Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety 24 March 2025 © IOM/Majed Mohammed At IOM’s Migrant Response Point in Aden, migrants receive the cholera vaccine as part of a nationwide effort to tackle the outbreak. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including…

‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi 24 March 2025 © UNHCR/Susan Hopper The Kutupalong refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar where the majority of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh live. The plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said…

UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions 24 March 2025 UN Photo/Michael Ali UN peacekeepers patrol Mutwanga in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions widen and transnational threats multiply, Secretary-General António…

Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse

4 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse 24 March 2025 © UNFPA Two Gazans walk through a bomb site following renewed attacks on the enclave. The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that “the UN is not leaving” the…