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The human rights situation in Mali is rapidly deteriorating following coordinated attacks by armed groups across the country, with civilians killed, displaced and cut off from food and aid, UN …

Ghana and the African Union recently pushed through a United Nations resolution calling for recognition of “the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the radicalized chattel enslavement of Africans as the …

An international early warning system blocked a shipment of chemicals used to make fentanyl that could have produced up to 1.6 billion potentially lethal doses, the UN narcotics control body …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marked the first anniversary of the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime, saying his organisation remains “fully committed to working with Syrians to make this …

The United Nations’ (UN) top human rights official warned Thursday of “a new wave of atrocities” in Sudan as fighting shifts to the sprawling, oil-rich region of Kordofan, east of …

The United Nations and several member states have renewed calls for Libya to shut down its migrant detention centres amid mounting evidence of torture, abuse, and killings. During a UN …

Two UN food agencies warned on Wednesday that millions more people around the globe could face famine, with funding shortfalls worsening already dire conditions. The joint report from the Food …

The United Nations has urged an investigation into the alleged killing of hundreds of people during protests that erupted after last month’s disputed elections in Tanzania. UN Human Rights Chief …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a sharply divided reaction at the United Nations General Assembly after condemning international recognition of a Palestinian state and defending Israel’s military campaign in …

The United Nations has expanded its blacklist of companies accused of contributing to human rights violations against Palestinians by operating in Israeli settlements, a move likely to intensify diplomatic tensions. …