Author: News Desk

António Guterres presented his latest biennial report on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration to Member States during an informal meeting of the General Assembly.  It shows that in 2024, an estimated 304 million people were migrants, or 3.7 per cent of the world’s population. Children accounted for between 12 to14 per cent, or around 37 to 42 million. Mr. […]

Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Türk stressed that violence against women – including femicide – had become a global emergency.  Around 50,000 women and girls worldwide were killed in 2024, most by family members, he said, amid ongoing hearings in the United States Congress into child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s circle […]

Teams under the leadership of UN Secretary-General António Guterres have been working on a wide-ranging set of proposals, spanning peace operations, development, human rights and humanitarian action, as well as cross-cutting areas such as data, technology and shared services, since the Initiative was launched in March 2025. This includes efforts to generate efficiencies within the […]

In remarks to the Geneva-based international body, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for urgent action to preserve the 2018 peace agreement between the Government and opposition to prevent fragmentation and retaliatory cycles that could spark a return to all-out civil war.  He described the human rights situation as among the world’s forgotten crises.  “We are at a dangerous point, when rising violence is […]

“As soon as I opened the door, he struck me in the face with the butt of his rifle,” said Maryna, whose name was changed to protect her identity. “My teeth shattered. My face was covered in blood.”  This was just the beginning. After that came long hours of assault, intimidation and sexual violence, which […]

A complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit the Motor Tanker Skipper – a crude oil tanker seized by the United States on the high seas in December 2025 – and approximately 1.8 million barrels of crude oil cargo supplied by Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. […]

Four years into the Russian aggression, resilience in Ukraine remains visible at every corner. “It is freezing in Ukraine right now,” said Yevhen Kolyada, a civil protection worker who arrived at a recent strike site. “When I arrived, many people needed help. I recorded an interview on my phone and held my hand uncovered for about a […]

Briefing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said any strike against civilians anywhere – or any civilian buildings or other infrastructure is “unacceptable and unjustifiable.”  “Between yesterday and the early hours of today, an overnight large-scale drone and missile attack across Ukraine and frontline hostilities resulted in dozens of residential buildings damaged in […]

Francisco Pichón cited growing risks to healthcare, water services and food distribution as the country’s energy reserves continue to fall. The UN’s top official in Cuba told a press briefing in New York via video link from Havana, there was “concern that the crisis could deepen”, with shortages creating “acute humanitarian risks” for vulnerable communities.  […]