On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for justice, dignity and equality for people of African descent around the world. In a message released ahead of the Day, Mr. Guterres honoured the “extraordinary” contributions of people of African descent across every…
In every corner of the world, educators are making choices that echo across generations – influencing everything from the preservation of forests to the writing of poetry, the building of bridges to the holding of peaceful elections. Their work, said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, is “the beating heart of education, the cornerstone of sustainable…
Letter sent on behalf of more than 500 OHCHR workers says failure to describe the war as a ‘genocide’ undermines the global rights protection system. Published On 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025 Hundreds of United Nations staff have made an appeal to the body’s human rights chief Volker Turk to publicly describe the war in…
Rachel Muller-Heyndyk BBC News Reuters Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s intelligence agency chief, just weeks after a White House rebuke of a review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran. Lt Gen Jeffery…
The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday. His call comes a day after four more Court personnel – two judges and two deputy prosecutors – were slapped with sanctions in connection with efforts to investigate…
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says change upholds privacy of US users. Apple will no longer be forced to provide the United Kingdom’s government with access to American citizens’ encrypted data, Washington’s spy chief has said, signalling the end of a months-long transatlantic privacy row. Tulsi Gabbard, the United States’ director of national intelligence,…
Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya’s Defence Forces Commander, General Charles Kahariri, has condemned the decision to reduce the number of troops in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AUMIS, formerly AUSSOM), describing it as a setback that undermines hard-won gains against Al-Shabaab militants. Speaking after a meeting with General Michael Langley, head of the U.S. Africa…
Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain among the poorest – and most overlooked. At a major UN conference underway this week in Awaza, Turkmenistan, calls are growing to tackle the high trade costs, investment gaps and growing digital divide that continue to hold these countries…
ADDIS ABABA – Trade corridors, streamlined transit systems, and deeper regional integration are essential lifelines for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said. He made the remark recently at the opening of the Third UN Conference on LLDCs (LLDC3) in Awaza, Turkmenistan. In his address, Guterres urged world leaders to rethink global…
The move comes after a commission found Deshabandu Tennakoon guilty of gross abuse of power. Sri Lanka’s Parliament has voted to fire the country’s police chief for misconduct and gross abuse of power in the island’s first impeachment of an inspector general. Lawmakers on Tuesday voted to sack Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was accused of sending…
