Russia has been widely condemned after bombarding cities across Ukraine, including launching missile strikes on the centre of Kyiv for the first time. The US said “brutal” attacks had hit non-military targets and promised ongoing military aid, including advanced air…
Top Rwanda genocide suspect and financier Félicien Kabuga goes on trial
One of the last fugitives charged over the Rwanda genocide to face justice, Félicien Kabuga refused to appear in court at the start of his trial on Thursday. “Twenty-eight years after the events, this trial is about holding Felicien Kabuga…
Venezuela rejects UN report detailing torture, rights abuses
Venezuela’s government on Monday rejected a report by independent experts working with the United Nations’ top human rights body who alleged President Nicolas Maduro had personally ordered the detention of government opponents, who endured electric shocks, asphyxiation and other cruel…
Russia, United States spar at UN over arms to Ukraine
Russia has alleged some Western weapons earmarked for Ukraine will end up in the hands of “criminal gangs and terrorists” and intensify global security threats. The comments by Russia’s United Nations ambassador Vasily Nebenzya on Thursday portrayed the military aid…
Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea
Ukraine and Russia have signed “mirror” deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, currently trapped in Ukraine by the war, to be exported. The…
Civilian deaths surge in eastern DRC as attacks escalate
U.N. aid agencies Friday expressed concern over increasing civilian deaths as attacks by armed groups against local communities and sites for internally displaced people escalate in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The U.N. refugee agency says the suffering caused by…
A deal for Ukraine grain exports is due to be sealed in Istanbul
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were due on Friday to oversee the signing of a key agreement that would allow Ukraine to resume its shipment of grain from the Black Sea to world markets and…
World population to hit 8 billion mark this year, but growth rate is slowing: UN
The world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on November 15, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023, but growth rate is declining. That…
Women Affairs Minister, Tallen, gets UN appointment
The UN Office on Prevention of Genocide has appointed the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, to head a Global Committee on Prevention of Genocide and Atrocity from the perspective of women. Ms Alice Nderitu, the Special Adviser to…
Terrorism: Bring perpetrators to justice, UN Secretary-General tells FG
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has said that perpetrators of terrorism in Nigeria must be brought to justice. He disclosed that the UN was adopting a victim-centred approach to tackling the menace in the country. The UN Chief, who…
