UN Rights Chief Shocked by Survivors’ Accounts During Sudan Visit
January 19, 2026
Survivors recounted being subjected to gang rape in El-Fasher while fleeing violence, as male relatives were killed in front of them.
Survivors recounted being subjected to gang rape in El-Fasher while fleeing violence, as male relatives were killed in front of them.
Families have resorted to stuffing soft toys into windows to block freezing cold, while children’s lives remain consumed by survival.
In his final address, UN chief António Guterres warned the world faces rising conflict, impunity, inequality and uncertainty as international cooperation weakens when it is most needed.
With the multilateral system under pressure and under attack, Member States must fight for the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, laying out her priorities for its resumed 80th session.
Hearings continued on Thursday at the UN’s top court into the Gambia’s claim that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya people, with allegations that military officials incited violence by calling the ethnic minority “Muslim dogs” who should be made “extinct”.
Fighting the harsh winter storms in Gaza, Amina stays awake at night, hitting the canvas of the tent above her head to prevent it from collapsing under the pooled water.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday that it is struggling to keep emergency operations running in Sudan, where more than 1,000 days of war have pushed families to the brink.
