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Rights chief warns ‘abominable atrocities’ likely continue in Sudan’s El Fasher

·November 9, 2025·1 min read

“Today, traumatised civilians are still trapped inside El Fasher and are being prevented from leaving,” said UN human rights chief Volker Türk in a statement released on Friday. “I fear that the abominable atrocities such as summary executions, rape and ethnically motivated violence are continuing within the city.” The statement comes amid mounting reports from UN human rights watchdogs and other...

UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming

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·November 6, 2025·2 min read

“Every fraction of a degree means more hunger, displacement, and loss – especially for those least responsible. It could push ecosystems past irreversible tipping points, expose billions to unlivable conditions, and amplify threats to peace and security,” Mr. Guterres told leaders in Belém. Failure to contain global heating amounts to...

US strikes in Caribbean and Pacific breach international law, says UN rights chief

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·November 1, 2025·1 min read

More than 60 people have reportedly been killed in the continuing series of attacks since early September “in circumstances that find no justification in international law,” Volker Türk said in a statement. He urged the US to halt its “unacceptable” operations and take measures to prevent the “extrajudicial killing of...

UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire

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·October 30, 2025·1 min read

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents in New York. “He condemns all actions that undermine the ceasefire and endanger civilian lives.” Reassurances given Mr. Dujarric said António Guterres noted “the importance of...

‘Finance must flow now’, says UN climate chief as COP30 nears

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·October 22, 2025·3 min read

The head of the UNFCCC on Tuesday called for finance to “flow right now”, as delegates prepare to head for the Brazilian city of Belém next month for what is being seen as a crunch summit for turning promises into action. Whether or not countries need to be prepared to...

Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns

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·October 7, 2025·2 min read

Members met for their annual open debate on the women, peace and security agenda just ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Council’s landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on the issue. As the Secretary-General noted, the resolution “gave voice to a simple truth: women’s leadership is central to just and lasting...

We are not powerless in face of Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine atrocities, insists UNHCR chief

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·October 6, 2025·2 min read

“The atrocities perpetrated in Gaza and the [occupied] West Bank, in Ukraine, Sudan or Myanmar are evidence of the deliberate abandonment of norms in the name of violent power, conducted with complete impunity by States and non-State entities alike,” said Filippo Grandi. “People killed while waiting in line to receive...

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in El Fasher

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·October 6, 2025·1 min read

“El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the city and to protect civilians,” he said. Reports of the RSF deploying long-range drones in South Darfur have heightened fears of an escalation in the coming...

UN chief ‘encouraged’ after Hamas indicates willingness to release Israeli hostages

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·October 5, 2025·2 min read

The statement issued by the militant group indicated it was also prepared to hand over administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body as part of a lasting deal to end the fighting, based on “Palestinian national consensus and Arabic and Islamic support.” In response, President Trump – who...

‘We don’t believe in giving up’ deputy UN chief tells New York festival crowd

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·September 29, 2025·1 min read

The music event, which took place in Central Park on the last weekend of high-level week of the General Assembly, is the flagship event from Global Citizen, the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty. This year’s lineup included international stars such as Shakira, Cardi B and Rosé. Ms. Mohammed...

‘Warring world is crying out for peace’ says UN chief as leaders gather in New York

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·September 22, 2025·1 min read

“Lives are being ripped apart, childhoods extinguished, and basic human dignity discarded, amidst the cruelty and degradations of war,” Mr. Guterres said in a message for the Day. “All they want is peace.” He stressed that conflict today is not confined to battlefields, with its impacts rippling across borders, fuelling...

UN chief sounds alarm over worsening crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher

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·September 21, 2025·1 min read

El Fasher has been under a tightening siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than 500 days, with attacks against civilians intensifying in recent weeks. The majority of residents in the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp have reportedly fled following relentless shelling and raids. “The fighting must...