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Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos

22 hours 34 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos 21 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Scrapped police vehicles are piled up in the northern Haitian city, Cap Haitien. Haiti is on the verge of “total chaos” as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State’s ability to maintain public order, the UN’s top envoy for the country warned on Monday…

Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’

22 hours 34 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’ 21 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Participants attend the opening of the 24th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, territories, cultures, and the future of their communities, a top UN forum heard on…

Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur

1 day 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur 20 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal Fighting in and around Sudan's El Fasher has forced many families to flee in search of safety. A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to…

UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen

2 days 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen 19 April 2025 © UNDP People in Yemen displaced by conflict struggle to find enough to eat. The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Isa this week, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian casualties…

How Haiti paid for its freedom – twice over

2 days 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home How Haiti paid for its freedom – twice over 19 April 2025 UN Photo/Mark Garten Shackles used to bind slaves on display at the Transatlantic Slave Trade exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York. (file) Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “…

Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes

3 days 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes 18 April 2025 © UNICEF A woman and her granddaughter with relief supplies in a village in Mandalay, one of the regions hardest hit by the disaster. Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise France’s Engagement with the Review Process, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force by the Police

4 days 16 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise France’s Engagement with the Review Process, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force by the Police 17 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of France under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, with Committee Experts…

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Fortieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Jamaica, Mexico and Niger

4 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Fortieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Jamaica, Mexico and Niger 17 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its fortieth session after adopting concluding observations on the…

Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

4 days 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief 17 April 2025 © UNRWA The UNRWA water well serves around 20,000 displaced people in Jabalia, Gaza. Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into…

Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

4 days 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan 17 April 2025 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga People in Rupchai, South Sudan collect food aid that was dropped by airplanes. The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.…