Security Council urged to bring multilateralism ‘alive’, to tackle serious global...
Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that without “global cooperation based on agreed rules” we risk “the law...
Russia: UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing
“We are deeply dismayed by the sentencing of Russian opposition figure Aleksei Navalny by a court in Moscow yesterday to imprisonment for allegedly violating...
UN court upholds Ratko Mladić convictions and life sentence
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals on Tuesday rejected his appeal against 2017 convictions for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mr Mladić,...
Rights experts decry ‘black hole’ for media freedoms in Belarus
The five Special Rapporteurs expressed outrage at the arrest, alleged torture and forced confession of opposition journalist Roman Protasevich (Raman Pratasevich), who was arbitrarily...
Russia responsible for Navalny poisoning, rights experts say
Special Rapporteurs Agnès Callamard and Irene Khan believe the politician was poisoned to send a “clear, sinister warning” to anyone wanting to criticize the Government. Mr. Navalny fell violently ill on a domestic flight...
UN agencies urge Turkey not to abandon international accord protecting women
Dubbed the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, is the “first and most...
UN chief: Deadly school shooting in Russia an ‘act of senseless...
The UN chief was saddened to learn about their deaths, his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said in a statement. “He strongly condemns this act of senseless...
In Moscow visit, Secretary-General and President Putin discuss importance of multilateralism
Mr Guterres is in Moscow, at the invitation of the Russian Government, where he is meeting with senior officials.
It was a pleasure to speak...
Belarus: UN human rights office calls for ‘immediate release’ of Roman...
On Sunday, Roman Protasevich was flying on a Ryanair jet from Greece to Lithuania which was forcibly diverted to the Belarusian capital Minsk, “apparently...
5 things you should know about ICAO, the UN aviation agency
1) ICAO was set up at the dawn of international civil aviation The Second World War was a period of rapid developments in aircraft technology. Towards...
Halt legislation on coercive mental health measures in Europe – UN...
Five UN experts issued a statement calling upon the Council of Europe’s Committee on Bioethics to withdraw a draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo...
UN rights chief urges Libya, EU, to protect migrants crossing the...
Calling for urgent reform of current policies and practices on search and rescue “that too often rob migrants of their lives, dignity and fundamental...
Guterres deeply concerned over ‘forced landing’ and arrest of Belarus opposition...
On Sunday, Roman Protasevich was flying on a Ryanair jet from Greece to Lithuania, where he has been reportedly living in exile since fleeing...
Russia: Rights experts call for immediate medical evacuation of Alexei Navalny
“We believe Mr. Navalny’s life is in serious danger,” the UN independent human rights experts said in a statement. “He has been incarcerated under...
UN-led aid convoy brings 23 tonnes of humanitarian goods across contact line...
This is the second UN-organised convoy to pass through the Novotroitske crossing point, since it reopened for the delivery of humanitarian cargo a little over a week...