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- Haiti is under a UN arms embargo: So why are 500,000 illegal weapons in circulation?
on October 17, 2025Up to 500,000 illegal weapons ranging from handguns to battlefield-grade semi-automatic rifles are thought to be in the hands of gangs in Haiti, even […]
- World News in Brief: Airstrikes in Lebanon, hope in CAR, a call to ban lead-based paints
on October 17, 2025The Security Council on Friday welcomed Lebanese Government efforts to exercise full national sovereignty through the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), as […]
- Security Council renews Haiti sanctions
on October 17, 2025The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that renews sanctions in Haiti for another year as armed gangs continue to […]
- Central African Republic: ‘3R’ combatants in the northwest lay down their arms
on October 17, 2025As the disarmament team approached, combatants from the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed group stood in two orderly lines […]
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- UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza
on October 15, 2025Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
- Gaza peace plan ‘at precarious moment’ as killings continue on both sides
on October 15, 2025The UN relief chief on Wednesday urged Israel and Hamas to honour their agreement to return deceased hostages and allow aid at scale into Gaza, […]
- UN rights chief hails Bangladesh prosecutions over enforced disappearances
on October 15, 2025Bangladesh has begun legal proceedings against security officials accused of sanctioning enforced disappearances and torture under the previous […]
- Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says
on October 13, 2025The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the already dire humanitarian and human rights situations […]
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- Darfur: ICC convicts Janjaweed leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity
on October 6, 2025Two decades after the scorched-earth campaign that left hundreds of thousands dead in Sudan’s Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has […]
- In landmark labour case, UN World Court weighs in on right to strike
on October 6, 2025The International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened hearings on Monday to determine whether the right to strike is protected under international law – […]
- The Syria prison survivor seeking justice for the missing
on October 2, 2025When the gates of Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison opened soon after the fall of the Assad regime last December, graffiti scrawled on the walls […]
- Intensifying threat looms large as UN highlights the world’s growing nuclear arsenals
on September 26, 2025The UN Secretary General on Friday warned a high-level meeting in New York focused on ridding the world of nuclear weapons that the threat is only […]