The U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, said Monday that 89 employees of UNRWA, its agency aiding Palestinian refugees, had been killed since the war began.
Author: NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
Russia Bids to Rejoin U.N. Human Rights Council
The vote scheduled for Tuesday in the U.N. General Assembly could be close, in part because of Russia’s support among some countries of the global south.
Swiss Court Acquits Belarusian in Opposition Leaders’ Disappearance
Lawyers for the relatives of the three victims who vanished in 1999 said they planned to appeal the decision.
In Switzerland, Ex-Soldier Faces Trial Over Disappearances in Belarus
A former security services official is charged with helping to abduct three men in Minsk in 1999. He’s being tried in Switzerland under universal jurisdiction.
Switzerland and Austria Join Sky Shield Air Defense Initiative Amid Threats Raised by Russia-Ukraine War
The Sky Shield initiative is aimed at strengthening Europe’s air defenses to deal with threats highlighted by Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
Bankers Are Convicted of Allowing a Putin Ally to Deposit Millions in Swiss Accounts
The accounts were opened in the name of Sergei P. Roldugin, a concert cellist nicknamed “Putin’s wallet.”
U.N. Confirms More Than 7,000 Civilian Deaths in Ukraine
The total includes only those that U.N. investigators have been able to corroborate, and does not include the dozens killed in Saturday’s strike on Dnipro.
Volker Türk, the U.N.’s New Human Rights Chief, Has a Lot to Do.
From Iran to Ukraine to Xinjiang in China, Volker Türk will have no shortage of challenges as he steps into one of the United Nations’ most delicate roles.
China Turns Back Move for U.N. Debate on Abuse of Uyghurs
Western countries were seeking to discuss a landmark U.N. report on China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the Xinjiang region.