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Top Drought Hotspots 2025: Countries on the Brink of Environmental Collapse

10 Jul 2025

A new report from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the US National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) has shown that the droughts worldwide from 2023 to 2025 have become an unprecedented global crisis. Based on hundreds of data sources, the report documents the catastrophic extent of drought effects...

Iran Uses Drones and Facial Recognition to Enforce Hijab Laws, Says UN Report

15 Mar 2025

Iran increased the surveillance efforts to impose obligatory hijab regulations by using "aerial drones and facial recognition systems", according to a United Nations report published on Friday. The report, prepared by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, points to the increasing use of electronic surveillance to monitor and identify...

UN Reports Rise in Executions of Captured Ukrainian Soldiers by Russian Forces

04 Feb 2025

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission has recorded a "alarming rise" in the execution of captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces. On Monday, the mission reported 79 executions in 24 separate incidents since late August last year. Executions Violate International Law International humanitarian law bans the execution of prisoners of...

UN Urges Iran to Halt Executions, 900 Deaths Reported Last Year

07 Jan 2025

Iran executed more than 900 people in 2024, marking a sharp rise in executions, the United Nations rights chief, Volker Turk, revealed on Tuesday. This included 40 executions in a single week in December. “It is deeply disturbing that yet again we see an increase in the number of people...

Siege In Sudan’s El Fasher: 782 Dead, 1,143 Injured, Says UN

21 Dec 2024

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that the ongoing siege in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in Sudan, has resulted in the deaths of 782 civilians and left over 1,143 injured. The report, published on Friday, paints a grim picture of indiscriminate attacks...

UN: Human Trafficking Surges Worldwide UN Blames Crises, Conflict, And Climate

11 Dec 2024

In recent years human trafficking cases has sharply increased, driven by conflicts, climate-induced disasters, and global crises, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s Global Report on Trafficking in Persons reveals that in 2022, the number of known trafficking victims rose...

Telegram Under Fire: UN Report Links App To Southeast Asia Crime Surge

09 Oct 2024

UN released a report on Monday detailing how powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively utilize the messaging app Telegram, fundamentally transforming organized crime’s ability to conduct large-scale illicit activities. This report follows recent charges against Telegram's founder, Pavel Durov, by French authorities for allowing criminal conduct on the platform....

Two Years After UN Report, Calls Grow For Action On China Human Rights Abuses

31 Aug 2024

On the second anniversary of a crucial UN report alleging potential crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang region, human rights organizations and the United Nations are pressing for concrete action. The report, released by then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on August 31, 2022, just minutes before...

UN Report Condemns Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program As Modern Slavery Risk

17 Aug 2024

A recent United Nations report has condemned Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) as a potential breeding ground for modern slavery. The TFWP, intended to address labor shortages in agriculture and caregiving, links workers’ legal status directly to their employers, creating a significant power imbalance that hinders workers from reporting...

UN Predicts Africa Will Surpass Asia In Hunger By 2030

26 Jul 2024

United Nations has predicted that Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the highest number of people experiencing hunger by 2030. In its annual state of food security and nutrition report, five UN agencies highlighted a “clear trend” of rising undernourishment in Africa. Currently, Africa has the largest proportion...

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