Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and Sudan The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025
Congolese army fights to repel Rwanda-backed rebels in fighting that has killed some 700 people Congolese troops have fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. says are moving fast into the South Kivu province after seizing the region’s largest city and an international airport The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025
Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region’s major city The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025
UN says deadly Israeli strike in northern Lebanon should be investigated The United Nations is calling for an independent investigation into an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in northern Lebanon that killed at least 22 people The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
Israeli killings of Gaza civilians during raid may be war crimes: UN Palestinian officials say Israeli forces killed 274 people during the operation to rescue four captives held in Gaza. Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2024
UN says Israeli forces, Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in deadly raid The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024
UN Condemns ‘Deepening Crackdown’ on Opposition in Tunisia The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia against perceived political opponents, his Office, OHCHR, said Tuesday. “Türk expressed his concern over the deepening crackdown against perceived political opponents and civil society in Tunisia, including through measures taken by the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023
Protesters take to the streets across Iran to mark deadly 2019 crackdown Iranians took to the streets again on Tuesday after organisers of protests over Mahsa Amini's death called for demonstrations to mark three years since a lethal crackdown on unrest sparked by a fuel price hike. France 24 · Nov 15, 2022
UN decries rising death toll, rights violating in Haiti U.N. agencies are again warning of rising violence around Haiti’s capital, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent gang fighting in the Cite Soleil district alone The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022