News from the United Nations
- Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum April 3, 2025The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday.
- UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel April 3, 2025In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the region, which is facing a growing terrorist threat but also political progress and encouraging initiatives.
- AI’s $4.8 trillion future: UN warns of widening digital divide without urgent action April 3, 2025Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on course to become a $4.8 trillion global market by 2033 – roughly the size of Germany’s economy – but unless urgent action is taken, its benefits may remain in the hands of a privileged few, a new UN report warns.
- Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts April 3, 2025The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week’s devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid.
- Gaza: UN rights chief calls for probe into killings of medical workers April 3, 2025The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of war crimes by the Israeli military, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Security Council on Thursday.
- ‘Attacks on aid workers must end,’ Security Council told April 2, 2025Two senior UN officials appealed in the Security Council on Wednesday for an end to attacks against humanitarians and personnel working for the global organization.
- Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls April 2, 2025Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk.
- World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief April 2, 2025The “world is failing” people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told a major summit which aims to galvanize global efforts to ensure they are fully integrated into all parts of society.
- UN condemns killing of 1,000 people in Gaza since ceasefire collapse April 2, 2025UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza.
- Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief April 2, 20252024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 new cases recorded, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.