Preliminary data indicates that some 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly disappeared. worldwide in 2025, more than double the number a decade ago. These and other alarming trends are highlighted in Human Rights Count 2026, OHCHR‘s latest global dataset documenting attacks on defenders, civilian deaths in conflicts, patterns of … Read more
The UN Security Council has been meeting in New York for its annual open debate on women, peace and security, in line with a 25-year-old resolution on the issue. The Secretary-General’s most recent report shows that in 2024, women made up only seven percent of negotiators on average worldwide, and nearly nine out of 10 … Read more
About 1.1 billion children now face at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, education and survival, according to the Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026. “The lives of children continue to be upended by the impact of heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods,” said Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell. “Half of the world’s children are … Read more
Few concrete details have emerged about the deal to end the conflict that erupted at the end of February, with impacts across the Middle East, Gulf region and beyond. The UN Interim force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported on Monday that it observed a decrease in violence and exchanges of fire in the south, where Israeli … Read more
The new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says global cooperation is essential and already adapting as criminal networks become more complex, sophisticated and interconnected. Monica Juma has taken up the dual role of Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations … Read more
At least 58 States and territories remain contaminated with these weapons, which are designed to detonate when a person comes into contact with them. Some have even been around since the two World Wars along with other unexploded ordnance, and millions more remain in national stockpiles. “It is deeply troubling that almost 30 years since … Read more
The development comes in the wake of the agreement between the United States and Iran, announced on Sunday, after more than three months of fighting and wider war across the Middle East and the Gulf region. A UN force, UNIFILhas been deployed for nearly 50 years in southern Lebanon, where hostilities escalated between Israeli forces … Read more
Penned by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the message underlined a shared global responsibility to protect humanity from repeating such devastation seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed up to 20 million lives and wiped out $13 trillion in global economic output. During the COVID-19 pandemic in … Read more
According to imhrc‘s latest Projected Global Resettlement Needs reportan estimated 2.4 million refugees worldwide will require resettlement in 2027 because they remain at risk in the countries where they currently live and cannot safely return home. Although this represents a six per cent decline from projections for 2026, UNHCR stressed that the reduction reflects mixed … Read more
Global fisheries and aquaculture production reached a record 188.2 million tonnes in 2024, cementing seafood’s role as a critical source of nutrition and income for billions of people, according to The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O.). For the first time, aquaculture now accounts for … Read more