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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears

·March 6, 2025·3 min read

Yasmen Almashan, a founding member of the Caesar Families Association, lost five of her six brothers between 2012 and 2014 during the early years of the Syrian civil war. Today, Ms. Almashan advocates for the truth about what happened to Syria’s more than 130,000 missing persons. This quest would be...

UN chief calls for peace and justice as Ramadan begins

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·February 28, 2025·1 min read

“In this Holy Month, let us all be uplifted by these values and embrace our common humanity to build a more just and peaceful world for all,” he said in a message. He also extended a special message of support to those experiencing hardship, displacement and violence. “I stand with...

What is social justice and how is the UN helping make it a reality?

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·February 19, 2025·5 min read

The United Nations supports the principle in multiple ways, from addressing economic inequality to access to education, healthcare, and the protection of human rights, with the aim of creating a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Social justice is for everyone, which is why the UN pays attention...

Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day

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·February 13, 2025·5 min read

In a crucial year for climate action which, in accordance with the Paris Agreement, seeks to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, World Radio Day is dedicated in 2025 to highlighting the power of broadcasting to bring climate change issues to prominence. That’s the goal of Climate Radio...

World News in Brief: Gaza aid surge, El Fasher update, aid to Somalia, justice in Belarus

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·January 22, 2025·4 min read

Aid coordination office OCHA said the UN and our partners are dispatching supplies to designated emergency shelters and distribution centres across the Strip. “We are distributing food parcels and flour and working to re-open bakeries,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq. More than 50,000 food parcels On Monday and Tuesday,...

Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’

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·January 20, 2025·4 min read

Read our story here: When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visited UN Headquarters in the 1960s to protest the Viet Nam conflict, the civil rights leader likened the anti-war movement to the struggle for equality for Black people in the US, declaring then what...

Will those responsible for atrocities in Syria finally face justice?

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·January 18, 2025·5 min read

For years, UN human rights bodies have been documenting, monitoring and publishing reports on abuses, and bringing Syria’s dire human rights record to the world’s attention. The fall of Bashar al Assad in December 2024 was largely greeted with euphoria by the Syrian people, but images of hundreds of people...

‘Racial justice demands collective action’, says UN rights chief, ushering in new decade for African diaspora

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·December 23, 2024·1 min read

The new decade of action starting in January, will build on the progress of the past 10 years to advance the human rights of the diaspora worldwide. “Racial justice demands collective action,” Mr. Türk said. “To secure the full rights and freedoms of people of African descent, States and all of us...

World News in Brief: Gaza medical challenge, justice for Africa, rising violence in Myanmar

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·December 16, 2024·4 min read

The situation is especially dire in North Gaza governorate, which has been under siege for more than two months, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during his daily briefing from New York. Access to basic services has also been severely constrained, he added, noting that the UN agency that assists Palestine...

Syria: Prioritise search for the missing, justice for victims

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·December 12, 2024·4 min read

Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen is engaging with all parties who have a stake in the political future of the country “on the way forward” towards a peaceful and Syrian-led transition, the UN chief António Guterres said on Wednesday. The Secretary-General stressed there were clear “signs of hope” for the...

World News in Brief: Sudan food crisis update, justice in Thailand, UN can solve global problems

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·October 28, 2024·2 min read

The World Food Programme (WFP) has increased its humanitarian response in Sudan’s conflict-ravaged areas, particularly in Darfur, where the risk of widespread famine looms. Since the reopening of the Adre border in August, the agency has successfully delivered food assistance to 360,000 people in Darfur. “Distributions have been completed for...

What is the International Court of Justice and why does it matter?

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·January 11, 2024·6 min read

What is the ICJ for, and how does it work? The ICJ, which is situated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, a city in The Netherlands, was established in 1945 as a way of settling disputes between countries. The Court also provides advisory opinions on legal questions that have been...