Nearly two dozen countries at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in Geneva have urged China to end mass arbitrary detentions, as well as widespread surveillance and restrictions, on Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)
Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security, with a focus on linkages between international terrorism and organized crime
High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet spoke to the press after presenting her office’s report on Venezuela at Human Rights Council today (5 Jul) in Geneva, which follows her official visit to Venezuela from the 19 to 21 June
The United Nations says at least 55 people were killed and more than 130 injured in the Tuesday night airstrike on a detention center holding illegal migrants in Libya’s capital. VOA’s Heather Murdock is on the scene in Tripoli and files this report
Children as young as five are among the 152 million victims of child labor. Many of them work long hours, for little or no pay, under abusive, slave-like conditions
Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Security Council meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and mediation
The Permanent Mission of Ecuador organized the temporary installation of an inclusive playground, with the aim of promoting empathy and playfulness for all children, including those with disabilities.
Parents and children at play at the United Nations, New York
Jerry Matthews Matjila Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations, speaks to press regarding the situation in Sudan
Uganda hosts 1.2 million refugees who have access to land where they can build a house and grow their own food