In a report headed to the Human Rights Council in Geneva next week, an investigative commission outlines the ongoing torture and starvation of Ukrainian prisoners.
Tag: United Nations
Questions Persist as Israel Signals Support for More Aid for Gaza
Aid organizations and U.N. officials say the new efforts by land, air and sea are too small and inefficient to meet the enormous needs of Gazan civilians.
Dozens of Migrants Die After Their Boat Deflates in Mediterranean Off Libya
Survivors, who departed from Libya, said they had been adrift for four days when they were found.
Giandomenico Picco, Diplomat Who Freed Hostages in Lebanon, Dies at 75
As the “chief troubleshooter” for the United Nations, he spent months shuttling around the Middle East to secure the release of 11 captives.
Israel Allows Aid Directly Into North Gaza, Raising Hopes for More
The World Food Program delivery, containing food for 25,000 people, was the first since Oct. 7 to go directly from Israel into the northern Gaza Strip, where many people are at risk of starvation.
UN Aid for Gaza Is Turned Away Because of Scissors, an Official Says
One truck was turned away because it contained scissors in medical kits for children, a U.N. official said. Israeli authorities accused the official of lying.
Kenya Hits Pause on Police Deployment to Haiti
The African nation said it would not send a force until Haiti forms a new government after the Haitian prime minister announced his intention to resign.
Providing Both Bombs and Food, Biden Puts Himself in the Middle of Gaza’s War
The president’s decision to send aid by air and sea represents a shift prompted by the growing humanitarian crisis. But it raised uncomfortable questions about America’s role.
Israeli Settlement Expansions Could Amount to War Crimes, U.N. Human Rights Chief Says
The comments came in concert with a U.N. report that says new building plans, violence and discrimination have pushed “the West Bank to the brink of catastrophe.”