United Nations
Gang violence displaces a record 1.3 million Haitians
This represents a 24 per cent increase from December 2024 according to the UN agency – the largest number of people displaced by violence on record there.“Behind these numbers are…
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@byrichtervet?utm_source=instant-images&utm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rich Tervet</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unsplash</a>
Human Rights
The world pledged to end child labour by 2025: So why are 138 million kids still working?
There are 10,000 children in Madagascar who, like Tenasoa, work in the largely unregulated mica industry. The silicate is used in paints, car parts, and cosmetics – to add a…
United Nations
At least eight drown in Red Sea as smugglers force migrants overboard
At least eight people are feared dead and 22 others are missing after smugglers stopped a boat carrying around 150 passengers likely bound for Yemen on 5 June.“These young people…
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@byrichtervet?utm_source=instant-images&utm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rich Tervet</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unsplash</a>
Human Rights
World News in Brief: Women’s health in Sudan, childhood wasting, Belarus trade unions, Guatemala child rights violation
It warned that without immediate support, women and girls will continue to pay the price of this crisis with their lives, as hundreds of thousands are being left without access…
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@byrichtervet?utm_source=instant-images&utm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rich Tervet</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unsplash</a>
Human Rights
Myanmar on the ‘path to self-destruction’ if violence does not end
Since then, “there has been no end to the violence, even though thousands have been killed and thousands more injured,” said UN Special Envoy to Myanmar, Julie Bishop, on Tuesday,…
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@byrichtervet?utm_source=instant-images&utm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rich Tervet</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unsplash</a>
Human Rights
Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe
The UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) report found that Israeli forces have used airstrikes, shelling, burning, and controlled demolitions to damage or destroy more than…
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@byrichtervet?utm_source=instant-images&utm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rich Tervet</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unsplash</a>
Human Rights
Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals
“The message is stark: persons with disabilities face higher poverty, greater unemployment, deeper food and health insecurity and more limited access to education, jobs, and digital technologies,” said Amina Mohammed.But…
United Nations
Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP
“Over the past six months, WFP scaled up assistance and we are now reaching nearly one million Sudanese in Khartoum with food and nutrition support,” said Laurent Bukera, WFP Country…
United Nations
Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line
Since the end of May, aid distribution in Gaza has been carried out by a mechanism backed by Israel and the United States bypassing UN agencies and their established partners,…
United Nations
Central Africa at a crossroads amid rising tensions and instability
With violence worsening in both the Lake Chad Basin and the Great Lakes, the Security Council met on Monday to examine the threats confronting the wider region.“Central Africa remains rich…