More civilians were killed and injured in Ukraine in May than in any other month in the past four years, UN investigators said on Friday in their latest update.
Every day, safe blood helps save the lives of women experiencing childbirth complications, accident victims, cancer patients and people living with chronic diseases. Yet despite decades of progress, access to lifesaving blood remains deeply unequal, with shortages continuing to put lives at risk in many lower-income countries, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) […]
The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing to spread with a spike in child infections an increasingly likely scenario in the days ahead, UN agencies said on Friday.
The number of journalists registered to attend the annual climate negotiations in Bonn has declined this year, as climate reporters have been let go and media coverage of climate issues falls around the world. Data from UN Climate Change, which runs the two weeks of talks, shows that just 135 media representatives have signed up […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled new guidance for governments seeking to protect people from extreme heat, a growing priority as climate change pushes temperatures higher worldwide and intensifies heatwaves and related health risks. The launch came as the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday that El Niño has developed in […]
Vishal Prasad is director of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change. When the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its advisory opinion on climate change last year, it marked a turning point not just for the Pacific, but for international climate law. The court was unambiguous: states have legal obligations to protect the environment from […]
The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments have intensified restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly amid ongoing conflict and economic turmoil, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. These latest measures exacerbate existing restrictions on migrant workers’ ability to raise concerns about working conditions in an already repressive […]
In the context of the opening of the FIFA World Cup 2026, and following the events that took place last night during the mobilization of relatives of disappeared people, Amnesty International calls on Mexico City and federal authorities to fully guarantee the right of collectives and families of disappeared people to protest peacefully. “Authorities have […]
Cairo faces criticism from its Gulf allies that support against Iran has been lacking. But Egypt’s priority is to shield its fragile economy from the fallout of a widening conflict.
A video of a knife attack sparked racist riots across the Northern Irish capital Belfast on Monday, with violence has now spreading across the United Kingdom. Keir Starmer says there will be "no tolerance" for rioters.
