Israel strikes kill 42 in Gaza as UN head urges halt to conflict

Israeli strikes killed 42 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the…

UN Security Council ‘strongly’ condemns Myanmar violence, civilian deaths

The UN Security Council on Thursday “strongly condemned” the deaths of hundreds…

UN Human Rights Office called on States in region to protect those fleeing violence, prosecution in Myanmar

The UN Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia on Thursday (1 Apr)…

UN experts denounce Indonesia’s US$3 billion tourism project

UN human rights experts on Wednesday (31 Mar) urged the Indonesian government…

Top UN officials condemn “systematic” attacks on peaceful protesters in Myanmar

Following another day of widespread bloodshed by the Myanmar military, the UN…

China pledges 300,000 vaccine doses for UN peacekeepers

China will give United Nations peacekeeping troops 300,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine,…

Open letter to UN Security Council to immediately intervene to protect people of Myanmar

Dear President and Members of the Security Council, We, the undersigned protesters…

Migrants in Asia and the Pacific at higher risk of COVID-19 and its socio-economic fallout: UN report

The COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout pose great risks to migrants…

UN expert expresses shock at continued crackdown on human rights defenders and lawyers in China

A United Nations (UN) human rights expert on Wednesday (16 Dec) expressed…