We deplore yesterday’s airstrike in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, that reportedly left at least 80 civilians dead and more than 60 injured – the latest of at least four airstrikes that have resulted...

Juba, 1 December 2023 – The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the UN Human Rights Office today released a joint report entitled "Attacks against civilians in Greater Upper Nile, South Sudan." The...

GENEVA (1 December 2023) – Many people with disabilities have lost their lives to armed conflict, UN experts* said today, calling for peace at a time when the human rights of persons with disabilities...

The resumption of hostilities in Gaza is catastrophic. I urge all parties and States with influence over them to redouble efforts, immediately, to ensure a ceasefire – on humanitarian and human rights...

GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The international community must redouble its efforts to ensure the full protection of women and girls in times of armed conflict, UN experts* said today. In advance of the...

Continued human rights violations and abuses, including arbitrary arrests, in Ethiopia’s north-western Amhara region and other parts of the country are deeply concerning. They undermine any ongoing...

Our Office is closely monitoring developments in Myanmar where anti-military armed groups and their allies have made significant advances and several hundred soldiers have reportedly chosen to lay...

While much attention has been on the attacks inside Israel and the escalation of hostilities in Gaza since 7 October, the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is alarming and...

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, This is the first time the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine makes an oral statement before the Third Committee. Last October, our first report to the...

With a staggering 4,200 people killed, over one million people displaced in just 10 days, and large areas in the Gaza Strip reduced to rubble, we have grave fears about the toll on civilians in the...