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- A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem 'set on fire'
on January 26, 2026The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have been set alight […]
- UN chief warns ‘law of the jungle’ is replacing rule of law
on January 26, 2026Warning that the “rule of law is being replaced by the law of the jungle,” the UN Secretary-General on Monday urged world powers to recommit to […]
- South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn against risk of mass violence in Jonglei
on January 26, 2026The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sounding the alarm over the threat of escalating violence in Jonglei state which is putting lives at risk […]
- Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria
on January 26, 2026When fighting recently intensified near her neighbourhood in Aleppo, in northern Syria, Fatima and her family had to run.
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- From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children
on January 26, 2026The staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across the UN system for a raft of measures to protect […]
- A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem 'set on fire'on January 26, 2026
The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have been set alight […]
- South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn against risk of mass violence in Jongleion January 26, 2026
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sounding the alarm over the threat of escalating violence in Jonglei state which is putting lives at risk […]
- UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody rise
on January 23, 2026The UN’s top human rights official has raised alarm over what he described as the growing dehumanisation of migrants in the United States, warning […]
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- Human trafficking depends on corruption at every step
on January 20, 2026In 2011, a trafficker in Chile was convicted for recruiting economically vulnerable Peruvian citizens and arranging for them to be brought into the […]
- Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council
on January 19, 2026Atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organized campaign of violence that includes mass executions, rape and […]
- Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change
on December 22, 2025Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian authorities’ commitment to […]
- Corruption costs lives and livelihoods: Why this week’s UN summit in Doha matters
on December 15, 2025Last year, one in five people who dealt with a public official were asked to pay a bribe, according to a UN report. The world is doing something […]