GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today warned that the conflict in Sudan is taking an even more dangerous turn for civilians after reports that dozens were brutally killed...
Delivered by: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Location: Beirut, Lebanon Masa al-khair, thank you for coming. I would like to thank the Government of Lebanon for hosting...
GENEVA/BEIRUT – News of the first phase of a ceasefire in Gaza comes with the promise of “huge relief after so much unbearable pain and misery over the past 15 months,” UN High Commissioner for Human...
UN Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory Ramallah 15 January 2025 The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory condemns the Israeli airstrike on Jenin Refugee Camp in the...
Masa al-khair, thank you for coming. This is a historical first. Never before has there been a visit by a United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner to Syria. I have been impressed by the bravery,...
This issue of the Protection Cluster Snapshot, extracted from the Protection Monitoring System (PMS) in the Gaza Strip, highlights the ongoing progress and expansion of the Emergency Protection...
Kyiv, 9 January 2025 – Wednesday’s attack in Zaporizhzhia city caused the highest number of civilian casualties (killed and injured) in a single incident in almost two years, underscoring the threat...
• At least 105 civilians were killed and 514 injured in Ukraine in December, making it the month with the lowest number of civilians killed since the full-scale invasion. • The vast majority of...
Briefing on Ukraine to the Human Rights Council Delivered by Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-Nashif Location Geneva Mr. President, Excellencies, As we approach three years since the Russian...
The violence, displacement, and humanitarian suffering of the past 15 months has continued through the new year across the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The Gaza nightmare continues In Gaza, it has...
La Oficina de ONU Derechos Humanos para América del Sur (ACNUDH) y la oficina regional de UNICEF para América Latina y el Caribe manifiestan su profunda preocupación y su solidaridad con las familias...
The United Nations Human Rights Office for South America (OHCHR) and UNICEF's Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office express their deep concern and solidarity with the families of four children,...
GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was deeply troubled by the marked increase in executions in Iran last year. At least 901 people were reportedly executed...
GENEVE – La violence des gangs a tué au moins 5 601 personnes l’année dernière, soit une augmentation de plus de 1 000 victimes par rapport à l’année 2023, selon les chiffres vérifiés par le Bureau...
GENEVA – At least 5,601 people were killed in Haiti last year as a result of gang violence, an increase of over 1,000 on the total killings for 2023, according to figures verified by the UN Human...
This issue of the Protection Cluster Snapshot, extracted from the Protection Monitoring System (PMS) in the Gaza Strip, highlights the ongoing progress and expansion of the Emergency Protection...
Delivered by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk At Briefing to the Security Council on the provision of healthcare in Gaza Location Geneva Mr. President, Excellencies, A...
Ukraine: Human rights situation remains bleak three years after Russia’s full-scale armed attack - UN report KYIV (31 December 2024) – Almost three years into Russia’s full-scale armed attack on...
Pattern of Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals raises grave concerns GENEVA – A report published today by the UN Human Rights Office found that Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals...
KYIV, 26 December – The Russian Federation’s large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day caused significant damage, particularly to thermal power plants and boiler stations...
