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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Hold Half Day of General Discussion on Reparations for the Injustices from the Transatlantic Trade of Enslaved Africans

6 days 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Hold Half Day of General Discussion on Reparations for the Injustices from the Transatlantic Trade of Enslaved Africans 25 April 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held a half day of general discussion on reparations for the injustices from the transatlantic trade of enslaved Africans,…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Measures to Prevent Torture in Ukraine, Ask about Alleged Torture of Russian Prisoners of War and Reports of Corruption and Torture in Prisons

6 days 22 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Measures to Prevent Torture in Ukraine, Ask about Alleged Torture of Russian Prisoners of War and Reports of Corruption and Torture in Prisons 25 April 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Ukraine, with Committee Experts praising the State’s legislative and policy measures to prevent…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 25 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization.Food Assistance to Famine-Risk Populations in…

Sudan situation ‘absolutely devastating’ as UN ramps up food aid

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan situation ‘absolutely devastating’ as UN ramps up food aid 25 April 2025 © WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei Emergency assistance is distributed to people in Port Sudan who fled conflict in other parts of Sudan. The situation in western Sudan is “shocking” and people in the capital, Khartoum face “absolutely devastating” conditions according to a senior UN official in the African country…

UN Security Council condemns Jammu and Kashmir terror attack

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN Security Council condemns Jammu and Kashmir terror attack 25 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A wide view of the Security Council Chamber. (file photo) The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists and left many more injured, calling for accountability and international cooperation to bring the…

From border control to belonging: How host communities gain from empowering refugees

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home From border control to belonging: How host communities gain from empowering refugees 25 April 2025 PAHO/Karen González Abril Venezuelan refugees make their way to the Colombian border town of La Guajira. With humanitarian aid in decline, the international community must shift its focus from short-term relief efforts to inclusive policies that support both refugees and host communities…

WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza 25 April 2025 © UNICEF A woman and child walk through the rubble of Gaza. The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the enclave, home to over two million people.…

Security Council debates precarious path forward for a new Syria

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council debates precarious path forward for a new Syria 25 April 2025 UN Photo/Mark Garten Foreign Miniser Asaad Al-Shaibani of the Syrian Arab Republic, raises the new flag of the country at the UN Headquarters in New York. Syria is undergoing a rocky transition after years of conflict and authoritarian rule. Despite tentative political progress, ongoing violence, deepening…

Ukraine: Continued Russian assaults drive civilians from frontline communities

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Continued Russian assaults drive civilians from frontline communities 25 April 2025 © Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine/Anastasiia Honcharuk Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a bombed building in Kyiv, Ukraine. As Ukrainian cities struggle to recover from this week’s deadly missile and drone strikes, frontline areas remain under relentless attack, the UN refugee…

DR Congo crisis forces refugees to swim for their lives to Burundi

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo crisis forces refugees to swim for their lives to Burundi 25 April 2025 © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo The UNHCR-supported Musenyi refugee site in the south of Burundi, where refugees fleeing violence in DR Congo are being relocated. The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and seeking safety in Burundi continues to rise, placing…