Haitian capital ‘paralysed and isolated’ by gang violence, Security Council hears
United Nations (UNnews): More than 1.3 million people have been displaced in Haiti as surging gang violence, lawlessness, and impunity expose the population – especially women and girls – to heightened risks of exploitation and sexual violence.
Haitian capital ‘paralysed and isolated’ by gang violence, Security Council hears
UN News July 3, 2025, United Natios (UN News): Since January, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), recorded over 4,000 individuals deliberately killed – a 24 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Ocean Action Plan signals political will for global action to protect the ocean
Nice, France, (UN News) The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference concluded with more than 170 countries adopting an intergovernmentally agreed declaration committing to urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the ocean.
US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief
United Nations (UN News): The US Government’s announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been condemned by Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as “deeply corrosive of good governance and the due administration of justice.”
Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’
United Nations (UN news): The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said marking the International Day of Remembrance for its victims.
Haiti: Massive surge in child armed group recruitment, warns UNICEF
United Nations News (UN News) March 3, 2025,United Nations (UN News): The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing children’s chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned.
Haiti: Over one million displaced by gang violence
United Nations (UN News): Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than a million people, nearly a tenth of the population, or three times more than last year, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said.
United Nations Calls for Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize Nominations
United Nations (UN) February 11, 2025, United Nations (UN): The United Nations is now accepting nominations for the 2025 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize.
WHO chief asks US to reconsider withdrawal
United Narions News (UN News) February 5, 2025, Geneva (UN News): The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said he would “welcome constructive dialogue” with the United States Government over the decision made by President Donald Trump to withdraw.
Support for Haiti needed now ‘more than ever’
United Nations (UN News): Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country (BINUH), told the Security Council.
