The UN’s migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people – many of them educated English speakers – to work in online scam centres, and the caseload is growing. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says victims are often lured by fake job advertisements – mostly through social media – promising work abroad, only to get locked up, have their identity documents seized, and be forced through violence, threats and “debt bondage”...
UN chief Guterres labels settlements 'flagrant violation' of international law amid escalating violence.
High Commissioner Turk discusses displacement and trauma in Lebanon, asserting Israel is violating international law.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker said that Lebanon's displaced endure ‘exhaustion and despair’.
The UN's Guterres condemned violations of Syria's sovereignty as he visited and called for sanctions to be lifted.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani called for Israel to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from Syria
The UN chief will meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was under UN Security Council sanctions until last year.
Lawmakers called out China’s growing footprint at the United Nations on Wednesday as a vehicle for espionage even as a Congressional hearing over its funding descended into a heated partisan battle over the Iran war started by US President Donald Trump. “The Chinese peacekeeping department is concentrated in strategically sensitive regions, including areas along Belt and Road [Initiative] corridors, near ports, mineral resources, and existing or potential basing locations,” Sheri Biggs, a...
UN rights chief condemns worsening repression in Nicaragua, urging the restoration of freedoms and the rule of law.
Forward Seamen’s Union of India general secretary Manoj Yadav says Union Government has not raised a strong enough voice against these killings or ensured justice to bereaved families
Kashmir clashes have killed 31 since June, leading UN rights chief Volker Turk to appeal for calm.
Hussam Abu Safia's family and lawyer say his life is in imminent danger and shows signs of having been tortured.
UN human rights chief Volker Turk issued the warning over growing fears of an imminent RSF assault.
Man described by campaigner as 'a tireless advocate for Tibet' pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
Antonio Guterres denounces 'disinformation, smear campaigns' against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
UN 'deeply saddened' by Monday attack on convoy in Jonglei State, calls for investigation.
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish said that countries facing adverse assessments should address the identified deficiencies, strengthen domestic enforcement, improve financial transparency, and demonstrate irreversible action against terror-financing networks
The UN says it is procuring 10,000 body bags for Venezuela, warning the death toll will rise.