Congo-Kinshasa: UN Sounds Alarm Over Spike in Sexual Violence Against Women in DR Congo

Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity, a senior United Nations… Read more »

South Sudan: Political Crisis and Corruption Fuelling Violence in South Sudan, UN Rights Body Says

The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the already dire humanitarian and human rights situations there worse, UN investigators… Read more »

Sudan: 17 Children Reportedly Killed in Attack On Sudan Displacement Camp

At least 17 children, including an infant just seven days old, have reportedly been killed in an attack on the Dar al-Arqam Displacement Centre in El Fasher, North Darfur, early on… Read more »

Sudan: Türk 'Appalled' By Continued Killing of Civilians in El Fasher

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continued killing and injuring of civilians in the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher. Read more »

Sudan: El Fasher Mosque and Hospital Attacks Leave At Least 20 Dead

At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed this week in attacks targeting a mosque and a hospital in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur state in Sudan. Read more »

Madagascar: UN Chief 'Deeply Saddened' By Deadly Protests in Madagascar

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations enter a third week. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Begins Behind Bars - a Corrections Officer's Fight for Dignity Inside Congo's Prisons

The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for building prisons - preferably a woman - to join its mission in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Mozambique: Thousands Flee Amid Renewed Fighting in Northern Mozambique, UN Warns

Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due to a resurgence in fighting across Cabo Delgado, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned… Read more »

Sudan: ICC Convicts Janjaweed Leader of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

Two decades after the scorched-earth campaign that left hundreds of thousands dead in Sudan's Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has delivered its first conviction… Read more »

Sudan: UN Warns of 'Catastrophic' Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan's Darfur

The UN's top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, with civilians facing relentless violence, sexual abuse and starvation. Read more »

Sudan: UN Rights Chief Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Civilians in El Fasher

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday warned that civilians in Sudan's El Fasher face the imminent risk of large-scale atrocities, as fighting intensifies around the… Read more »

Kenya: Fighting Back Against the Gangs - What Is Haiti's New UN-Backed Force?

As gangs in Haiti continue to expand the areas under their control and show no signs of holding back on terrorizing the population, decisive action has been taken by the UN… Read more »

Kenya: UN Security Council Approves New 'Suppression Force' for Haiti Amid Spiralling Gang Violence

The UN Security Council on Tuesday authorized a new multinational Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti to replace the Kenyan-led security support mission, amid escalating gang… Read more »

Kenya: Haiti Demands a New International Force and Reparations From France

"This is the face of Haiti today: a country at war, a modern-day Guernica, a human tragedy." From the podium of the UN General Assembly, Haiti's transitional leader delivered a… Read more »

Libya: Libya's Territorial Integrity and Sovereignty 'Are Non-Negotiable'

The President of Libya's Presidential Council upheld the principle of national sovereignty, unity and stability in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Read more »

Africa: 'Africa's Voice Is Not Heard' - Leaders Issue Call for Equity, Justice and Courage

On the third day of the General Assembly's high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding and unified message: the United Nations must undergo meaningful reform, and the… Read more »

Sudan: UN Chief Sounds Alarm Over Worsening Crisis in Sudan's El Fasher

The UN Secretary-General on Saturday voiced grave alarm at the rapidly deteriorating situation in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, warning of mounting risks to civilians… Read more »

Sudan: Surge in Summary Executions By All Warring Parties

At least 75 people have been killed, according to news reports, in a drone strike on a mosque during morning prayers in El Fasher city, in the west of the war-torn country. Read more »

Africa: Guterres Pushes Leaders to 'Turn the Tide' On Global Crises During High-Stakes UNGA Week

Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark call to world leaders on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly's high-level week, warning that a "global… Read more »

Sudan: Deadly Attacks and Collapsing Services Push Sudan Closer to Catastrophe

The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudan's spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are… Read more »

Africa: Attacks On Schools Surge By 'Staggering' 44% Over the Past Year

Attacks on schools in conflict zones around the world have increased by a "staggering 44 per cent" over the past year according to the United Nations, resulting in the death,… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's People Tortured and Killed in 'Slaughterhouses', Rights Probe Says

A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes committed by all combatants, citing evidence indicating that civilians have been… Read more »

Senegal: 'A War of Atrocities' - UN Human Rights Investigators Warn Sudanese Civilians Are Paying the Highest Price

As the nearly 30-month-long conflict in Sudan between rival militaries grinds on, looting, burning, and shelling continues to destroy livelihoods and hope. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Funding Cuts Curtail Assistance to Victims of Sexual Violence

Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance for survivors has had to be halted as sweeping funding cuts bite, the UN… Read more »

Africa: 'Reparatory Justice' Key to Ending Racism Against Africans and Their Descendants

Governments, academia and other stakeholders must "double down on delivering reparatory justice" for people from the African diaspora, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a… Read more »