The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to ensure unimpeded access of humanitarian aid to Gaza amid deteriorating living conditions and alleged genocide against Palestinians.
russia vetoed a UN resolution to extend the mandate of the group monitoring sanctions against North Korea, defying the 13 other Security Council members who supported it.
UN Human Rights Representative Volker Türk accuses Israel of using hunger as a weapon of war in Gaza, citing statistical evidence of artificial famine in his report.
The United States and South Korea have created a new working group aimed at preventing North Korea from illegally obtaining oil bypassing UN sanctions.
russia's attack on Ukraine has resulted in numerous violations of children's rights to safety, health and education, including abductions and forced deportations, which were discussed during the session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
The UN report documented the execution of 32 Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces between December 2023 and February 2024, as well as torture and other human rights violations.
russia has begun direct oil supplies to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions, and Pyongyang is providing russia with weapons in return, a barter deal that openly violates sanctions.
Ukraine is looking for ways to return deported Ukrainians, including children, from Russia. The world has not seen such a scale of abductions and deportations since the Second World War, and there is no unique formula for resolving this issue.
Netanyahu canceled the visit of the Israeli delegation to the United States after the UN approved a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The UN Security Council voted in favor of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan, but the US abstained, warning that it could harm ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
March 25 marks the International Day of Waffles, a popular delicacy with more than 100 varieties around the world, from fluffy American waffles to crispy Belgian Liège waffles.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that there is a clear international consensus that any ground attack on the city of Rafah in Gaza would lead to a humanitarian catastrophe and called for a humanitarian ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will check the situation on the border with Gaza, where 7,000 trucks with humanitarian aid are stuck due to Israeli inspection procedures.
The number of Ukrainians registered in Germany increased by about 250,000 over the year, reaching about 1. 65 million as of March 12, according to German Interior Ministry data cited by Spiegel.
The Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, strongly condemned Russia's massive attack that has damaged critical civilian infrastructure across Ukraine, leaving major cities without electricity and water supplies.
Ukraine received 12 modular bridge systems worth more than $15 million from the World Bank to replace bridges destroyed during the fighting.
According to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, at least 60 people, including 28 Crimean Tatars, have been killed during the russian occupation in Crimea.
According to a UN report, russia is committing large-scale human rights violations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The UN has documented evidence of torture, executions, and suppression of Ukrainian identity committed by the russian military and security forces to strengthen control over the population.
The International Day of People with Down Syndrome is an event aimed at raising awareness of the disease caused by an extra chromosome, improving the quality of life, and celebrating the kindness and positivity of people with this condition. The symbol of the event is bright, unpaired socks.
Today, on March 21, everyone who cares about the ecological state of our planet can join the International Day of Forests. Scientists estimate that 10 million hectares of forests on Earth are deforested every year, and another 70 million hectares are destroyed by forest fires.
Ukraine has verified about 1,600 people, including patients, representatives of vulnerable groups, and OSCE staff, who were illegally detained and convicted by Russia.
In 2023, global temperatures, greenhouse gas levels, ocean warming, sea level rise, and glacial retreat reached record levels, but 2024 could be even hotter, according to a UN report.
The majority of Ukrainians see a common future with residents of the Russian-occupied territories in 2022 and 2014, and most are ready to discuss the format of this future, according to a poll.
Pope Francis reiterated the need to make "every effort" to mediate and negotiate to end the "bloody conflicts" in Ukraine and Gaza.
CERN decided to end its cooperation with Russian scientists by dismissing some researchers from joint projects, a move Russia condemned as "politicized, discriminatory and unacceptable" toward its scientists.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia's attempts to hold presidential elections in the occupied regions of Ukraine, reaffirming the UN's commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Chinese Ambassador to the EU Fu Kong is leaving Brussels for a new post at the UN in New York after less than 18 months, amid deteriorating relations between China and the EU over issues such as the war in Ukraine and alleged unfair Chinese subsidies.
According to the UN report, Ukrainian prisoners of war were subjected to months of torture in Russian captivity, including beatings and broken bones. All this was done with blatant disregard for human dignity and caused long-term physical and mental trauma
A UN commission has found new evidence of widespread human rights violations and war crimes by Russian forces in Ukraine, including indiscriminate attacks on civilians, torture, rape and the illegal removal of children.
russia has been circumventing international sanctions by using intermediaries in former Soviet republics such as Azerbaijan to obtain luxury cars from the UK. As a result, exports to Azerbaijan have increased by 1860% in 5 years, reaching 273 million pounds last year, according to Sky News and analysis of trade data.
