A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged leading figure in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda,… Read More »UN Special Adviser welcomes start of trial against top Rwanda genocide suspect
The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a 2009 stadium massacre in the capital of Guinea, as some… Read More »Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins
Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned. Women and girls continue to be gang-raped and… Read More »South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts
The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) began… Read More »Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to… Read More »High-level independent panel on security and development in crisis-torn Sahel region launched at UN
Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the international community to act on climate pledges made to developing… Read More »Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27
Authorities in Mali are moving along the path to political transition and institutional reform while combating terrorism and other insecurity, Acting Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga… Read More »Mali reports progress in political transition process, fighting terrorism
The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian… Read More »Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid
Warring parties in South Sudan are committed to implementing a peace deal that has improved security in the country, Vice-President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol Agany told… Read More »South Sudan: Vice-President highlights commitments and challenges to peace
Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, the President of the Transitional Government of Sudan, called for more multilateral action to find sustainable solutions to global challenges… Read More »Sudan committed to achieve national reconciliation, General Assembly hears