UN Rights Chief Calls for Reparatory Justice to Address Slavery and Colonialism’s Enduring Harms
Volker Türk urges truth-seeking, institutional reform and remedies shaped by Africans and people of African descent.
UN Urges COP31 to Prioritize Climate Resilience and Limit Warming Overshoot
Amina Mohammed calls for stronger adaptation and mitigation as Pacific communities face growing climate risks.
WHO Warns Darfur’s Health Needs Are Outpacing Aid as Tawila Hosts Over 700,000 Displaced People
WHO warns that shortages of staff, medicines and funding are undermining healthcare for displaced communities in Darfur.
UN Experts Demand Survivor-Centred Accountability for Forced Contraception in Greenland
UN experts say truth, remedy and accountability must remain centred on Greenlandic Inuit women and girls subjected to forced contraception.
UN General Assembly President Warns Development Finance Is Retreating
The UN General Assembly President opened the Second Committee’s work with a warning that falling aid, debt burdens and fragmented…
WHO Issues First Global Guidelines on Child and Adolescent Obesity
WHO’s first global guidelines on obesity care for children and adolescents prioritize structured lifestyle support and restrict medicines or surgery…
WHO Says Global Life Expectancy Has Nearly Returned to Pre-Pandemic Level
GENEVA, 5 October 2026 — Global life expectancy has recovered to almost its pre-COVID-19 level, according to the World Health…
UN-Led Dialogue Calls for Collective Action Against the Global Information Crisis
NEW YORK, 5 October 2026 — Governments, United Nations bodies, civil society, media organizations, researchers and technology companies have called…
UN Releases $160 Million for Twelve Severely Underfunded Humanitarian Crises
GENEVA, 5 October 2026 — The United Nations has released $160 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to sustain…
UN Political Affairs Chief Urges Progress on Afghan Women’s Rights After Kabul Visit
KABUL, 5 October 2026 — United Nations political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo concluded a visit to Afghanistan after pressing the…
WFP Condemns Deadly Airstrike on Clearly Marked Aid Trucks in Sudan
KHARTOUM, 5 October 2026 — The United Nations World Food Programme has condemned an aerial attack on two contracted trucks…
CEDAW Opens 93rd Session Amid UN Funding Crisis and Global Backlash on Women’s Rights
GENEVA, 5 October 2026 — The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women opened its 93rd session in…
FAO Food Price Index Climbs to Nearly Four-Year High in September
ROME, 2 October 2026 — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s benchmark for internationally traded food commodities rose to…
UNHCR Says 5.8 Million Refugee Children Remain Out of School
GENEVA, 2 October 2026 — Nearly 5.8 million school-aged refugee children were out of school in 2025, according to UNHCR’s…
UN Women Warns 11.7 Million More Women and Girls Could Face Food Insecurity
GENEVA, 2 October 2026 — A new UN Women analysis warns that 11.7 million additional women and girls across 28…
Paris Integration Forum Conference Urges UN to Protect Evidence Gatherers and Investigate Chemical Weapons Use in Sudan
« From Local Evidence to Global Action: Connecting Community Realities with Human Rights Policy » GENEVA / PARIS — 26…
FAO Warns the Window to Restore the World’s Forests Is Narrowing
FAO’s State of the World’s Forests 2026 report calls for urgent, large-scale restoration as deforestation, degradation, fires and climate pressures…
UN Experts Urge Immediate Halt to US Third-Country Deportation Deals
United Nations human-rights experts say U.S. third-country deportation arrangements expose migrants and asylum seekers to torture, persecution and other serious…
UNHCR Warns Funding Crisis Could Cut Aid to 8.3 Million Displaced People
UNHCR says a severe 2026 funding shortfall threatens essential assistance and protection services for nearly 8.3 million refugees and forcibly…
Iran Awaits US Response to Strait of Hormuz Peace Proposal
Tehran says its proposal could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause regional fighting within seven days, but Washington has…