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As the world’s attention focuses on the unfolding emergency in the Gaza Strip, a senior UN aid official on Tuesday urged the Security Council not to overlook the equally “brutal and far-reaching” crisis in Ukraine. more
Anti-Israel mob storms Dagestan airport in Russia, triggers chaos

Hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters stormed an airport in Russia's Dagestan region on Sunday (October 29, 2023) to protest against a flight arriving from Israel, triggering a chaotic ...

Security Council rejects Russian resolution on Gaza

The UN Security Council on Monday night in New York failed to adopt a resolution proposed by Russia that would have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which has been ravaged by ...

International Criminal Court: Russia urged to withdraw arrest warrants for judges

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday said it was “deeply concerned” by Russia’s decision to issue arrest warrants against senior judges of the International Crim ...

UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia

The United Nations premier human rights body on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Russia for a further year.

Fifty-one die as Russia attacks Ukraine village, Volodymyr Zelenskyy describes it as 'brutal'

At least 51 people, including an eight-year-old boy, died after Russians attacked Hroza village in Ukraine, media reports said.

Ukraine-Russia Conflict: US govt sends 1.1 million rounds of seized Iranian ammunition to Kyiv

The U.S. government transferred approximately 1.1 million 7.62mm rounds to the Ukrainian armed forces.

Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’

The human rights situation within Russia has significantly deteriorated since the invasion of Ukraine last year, according to a UN-appointed expert on Thursday.

Ukraine-Russia conflict: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Moscow's Security Council veto undermines world body

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for expanding the UN Security Council and reforming the right of veto granted to its permanent members, in his first in-person ...

Moscow's weaponization of food and energy impacts all countries, says Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at UN Assembly

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine told world leaders in the UN General Assembly that alongside its ongoing nuclear threat, Russia is also weaponizing essentials like global food an ...