The resolution spearheaded by Ghana received 123 votes in favour. Three countries – Argentina, Israel and the United States – voted against. and 52 abstained. “Today, we come together in solemn solidarity to affirm truth and pursue a route to healing and reparative justice,” said Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, speaking ahead of the vote … Read more
At the center of it lies the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints – which carries around a quarter of global seaborne oil, along with significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilisers, according to a recent UN reports. To better understand the implications of this disruption, and the … Read more
The crowd gathered outside Sharpeville police station on 21 March 1960 “came armed not with weapons, but with conviction – not to divide society, but to claim their dignity within it” General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock recalled in her opening remarks. But the annual commemoration is about much more than one notorious incident, she said, … Read more
TB is caused by bacteria that most often affects the lungs. Every day, over 3,300 people die from the disease, with Southeast Asia accounting for nearly 40 percent of deaths. Yet it is both preventable and treatable, including by using the antibiotic rifampicin. WHO has issued new guidelines on testing, recommending that countries deploy innovations … Read more
Eight decades on, the aspiration for peace, dignity and equality still resonates as the UN marks 80 years of its existence in New York City – a place now inseparable from the organization’s global identity…but not always destined to be its home. Hunter (now Lehman) college in the New York borough of The Bronx was … Read more
Hot on the heels of a scorching decade, the UN’s weather agency has said that the planet’s climate is “more out of balance than at any time in observed history”. “Between 2015 and 2025, we experienced the hottest 11 years on record,” WMO‘s deputy executive secretary Ko Barrett said. Last year was some 1.43 °C … Read more
Whispers followed her offline. Online, the abuse imploded, unchecked: comments, ridicule, shares, screenshots. She had never consented to any of it. That hadn’t stopped anyone. Within minutes, thousands had seen the content. Within hours, millions. The nightmare had only begun. Days passed before platforms responded. By then, the images had been seen, saved, and replicated. … Read more
The distinguished lawyer and diplomat from South Africa was appointed in January 2021 and had a long international career with a focus on democratic governance, constitutional and electoral reforms, reconciliation and supporting peace processes. He was also the Chief Legal Advisor throughout Nelson Mandela’s groundbreaking presidency until 1999. Mr. Haysom had previously served as the … Read more
He wasted no time getting out into the field. Within days of taking office on 1 January, he had already left the conference rooms of his Geneva headquarters for the dust of refugee camps in Kenya and Chad, a signal of how he intends to lead an agency stretched by crises that are multiplying faster … Read more
This number includes women and children and comes after more than a decade of prolonged conflict between internationally recognized government forces and Houthi separatist fighters who control the capital, Sana’a, as well as epidemics, climate shocks and funding cuts. UN data shows that 22.3 million people need aid relief and protection services across Yemen, where … Read more