World Aug 11 Over 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war in Ukraine are still held, UN estimates The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine are still being “deprived of their liberty,” many held incommunicado and on grounds that don't comply with international law.
World Jul 30 Fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns The long-running conflict in eastern Congo has driven nearly 10 million people into crisis or emergency levels of hunger, with Ituri — the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak — among the most affected with 1.9 million in need of food, according to the World…
World Jul 24 ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan removed from post over sexual misconduct allegations The International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal’s chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, the court's oversight body announced.
World Jun 23 UN adopts resolution to ensure perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice Nearly 1,100 peacekeepers from countries around the world have lost their lives in the line of duty and thousands of others have been injured since 1948, according to U.N. peacekeeping department figures.
Politics May 05 UN resolution proposal would hit Iran with sanctions for halting freedom of navigation The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran “immediately participate in and enable” United Nations efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait to enable…
World Apr 20 Four U.N. secretary-general candidates audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016 Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet — one of two women and one of three from Latin America — will be the first to face ambassadors from the U.N.’s 193 member nations during a three-hour question-and-answer session Tuesday.
World Apr 07 Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz The vote — 11 in favor, two against and two abstentions — took place just hours before an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the strategic waterway or face attacks on its…
World Mar 25 UN calls for reparations to remedy the historical wrongs of trafficking enslaved Africans The U.N. General Assembly's resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items to their countries of origin without charge.
World Mar 02 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council as U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran continue U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one of her signature issues, and acknowledged she was doing so at “challenging times” as the United States has joined Israel…
World Feb 28 UN chief condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting The United Nations chief condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”…