Category: World

The update came on Friday, in a release by the World Food Programme (WFP), which has been working with the government and partners to assist 2.7 million people in Haiti by providing emergency food assistance, school meals, social protection programmes, and assistance to smallholder farmers. “These small improvements to food security numbers must not lead […]

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (Agencies) hereby extend the period for receiving public comments on their inquiry for consideration of guidance on collaborations among competitors, that was announced on Feb. 23, 2026.   The Agencies are extending the comment period deadline from April 24, 2026 to May 21, 2026 to […]

President Win Myint had been in jail since February 2021 when the military overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in a coup, which sparked nationwide protests and subsequent armed resistance movements across the country. Other senior officials, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, remain behind bars. Release all detainees: Guterres In response to the developments, […]

A Chicago man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by using social media to encourage attacks on ISIS’s enemies and recruit ISIS members. Ashraf Al Safoo was a leader of Khattab Media Foundation, a sophisticated online organization […]

At the request of the Lebanese Government, UNESCO placed 39 World Heritage sites in the country under so-called “enhanced protection”.   But what is “enhanced protection” and what can the UN agency do to help in times of war? To help answer these questions, UN News spoke to Krista Pikkat, Director of Culture and Emergencies Entity at UNESCO.  Living heritage under threat  UNESCO has repeatedly warned about the impact of the hostilities on the region’s very rich and […]

The Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) recently obtained a judgment requiring a nationwide consumer law firm to refund a total of $196,527 in legal fees to dozens of clients based on the firm’s deficient services and other violations of the Bankruptcy Code. On March 17, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of […]

The ICJ – the UN’s highest tribunal – settles disputes submitted by States and provides advisory opinions on legal questions referred by UN organs and agencies. Known as “the world court,” it is located at the Peace Palace in The Hague.  Speaking from the Dutch city, the Secretary-General reflected on the court’s establishment in the aftermath of the Second World War.  Cornerstone for peace  Amid this “dark and difficult moment”, world leaders chose “to reject […]

Anita Kiki Gbeho, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), appointed on 11 April following the death of her renowned predecessor Nicholas Haysom, outlined the deteriorating conditions in the country since the last briefing at the beginning of the year. Anitia Kiki Gbeho briefing the Security […]

Thank you, President. I congratulate SRSG Gbeho on her appointment and thank her and USG Fletcher for their briefings and clear steps. I also pay tribute to her predecessor, the late Fink Haysom, for his extraordinary contribution to the United Nations and the cause of peace. In the context of this fragile and deteriorating situation, […]

GOTEC Plus Sun LLC (GOTEC), a Delaware company, pleaded guilty today to illegal storage of hazardous waste. GOTEC was sentenced to pay a $275,000 fine and to serve a one-year term of probation. On March 30, the court sentenced Natalie Fehse, the former general manager of the GOTEC facility, to five years of probation, including […]