Western World

Sweden will no longer fund (UNRWA) and will instead provide increased overall humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the Nordic country says, in a move denounced by the head of the agency.

Israeli attack on Iranian Red Crescent facility ‘a war crime’: Envoy

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani has strongly condemned Israel’s airstrike on the Iranian Red Crescent’s humanitarian aid depot at the Syrian-Lebanese border, saying that the attack constit...

How many people in the UK are in ‘hunger and hardship’?

Food bank network Trussell has developed term to define deep poverty – but what does it mean, who is affected by it, and why

Dutch prosecutors mull criminal case over alleged Israel interference into ICC

Complainants request examination of allegations Israel tried to derail international criminal court inquiry.

US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since Oct. 7, 2023

The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to the Zionist regime since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around West Asia, according to a report for Brown University’s Costs of War project,...

Human rights NGOs say social media platforms continue to censor pro-Palestine content

Human rights NGOs say little progress has been made to stop the digital censorship of pro-Palestine voices on social media networks, October 7th, 2023.

Iran's HR Chief called on HRC, UNCHR to stop aggression, terror and warmongering of Zionist regime

In a letter to the head of the Human Rights Council and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights called for immediate and effective action by international legal and human rights...

Biden Administration Doubles Down on Harmful Asylum Rules

An asylum regulation announced by the administration of United States President Joe Biden yesterday is flat-out contrary to both US and international law and is likely to bring immeasurable harm to people seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border.

Main cause of West Asia’s problems: Presence of the US and certain European countries

Imam Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has met with hundreds of academic elites, top participants in the Olympiads, and university entrance exam achievers. The meeting took place in the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah on Oct. 2, 2024.

UN racial justice experts: Broad impunity persists for law enforcement officials who use excessive force against Africans and people of African descen...

Africans and people of African descent who have experienced excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officials encounter continuing broad impunity, a Human Rights Council-mandated panel of experts has found in a new...

In a tumultuous world, we rely on the United Nations more than ever – but it is failing

Jamal Benomar is a former UN under secretary general and former special envoy for Yemen