Thursday, October 26, 2023

Record 114 Million People Displaced Worldwide: UN

Record 114 Million People Displaced Worldwide

The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have exceeded 114 million at the end of September, the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Thursday, July 27, 2023

OHCHR Ignores Russian Submissions In Reports On Ukrainian Conflict

 
Türk

The Russian mission to the UN Office at Geneva criticized UN Volker Türk on Thursday for ignoring Russian submissions on Ukrainian crimes in its reports on the conflict.

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Texas sued by Biden admin over building water barriers to block migrants crossing border

Texas sued by Biden admin over building water barriers to block migrants crossing border

The Joe Biden administration on Monday filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas over deploying water barriers in the Rio Grande aimed to block migrants from crossing into the United States from Mexico.

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Half Of World Sinking In Debt Crisis, Warns UN Chief

Debt Crisis

Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their debt than on health and education, which is nothing less than a "development disaster," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.