Politics

Confidence building critical to break Syria political deadlock

September 27, 2023   Peace and Security

A comprehensive solution to the Syrian conflict remains elusive, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Wednesday, calling for “concrete moves” and confidence-building measures to break the impasse.

US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy

UN News/Victoria Fernandez     Caracas the capital city of Venezuela.

September 27, 2023   Human Rights

‘You can’t even face your own parents’, activist against cyberbullying tells Human Rights Council

UN News    Santa Rose Mary from Uganda, explains how she was bullied online.

September 27, 2023   Human Rights

Israeli settlements ‘systematically erode’ viability of Palestinian State

UNICEF/Mouhssine Ennaimi      An Israeli settlement in northern West Bank. (file)

September 27, 2023   Peace and Security

Engagement key to reform of Taliban decrees restricting women’s rights

September 26, 2023   Peace and Security

UNHCR increasingly concerned for refugees fleeing Karabakh region

UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré        Shabia Mantoo, Global Spokesperson for the United Nations Refugee Agency.

September 26, 2023   Human Rights

Palestine: Rights experts call for stronger torture prevention measures

UN News      The Palestinian Flag in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

September 25, 2023   Human Rights

At critical moment for peacekeeping in Africa, Ghana steps up to host key summit

MONUSCO/Kevin N. Jordan          UN peacekeepers patrol the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

September 22, 2023   Peace and Security

Armenia-Azerbaijan: UN calls for ‘credible and durable’ end to fighting in flashpoint region

UN Photo/Manuel Elías

World News in Brief: Peace day, high seas treaty, Palestinian displacement rises, polio in Ukraine

UN Photo/Manuel Elías    

A young participant listens in to the Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals event at UN Headquarters.

September 21, 2023   Peace and Security