Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in conditions that have been described by the United Nations as “inhuman and degrading.”

In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is “a strong predictor” of hunger, violence and death, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday.

At a meeting of the Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) on 5-6 November 2025, members discussed transparency initiatives, notification procedures and preferential and non-preferential rules of origin. The Committee also heard updates from preference-granting members on recent developments in their programmes for least-developed countries (LDCs). The formal meeting was chaired by Ms Carol Tsang

At a meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Uzbekistan held on 5 and 6 November, the head of Uzbekistan’s delegation, Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev, noted that Uzbekistan remained committed to its goal of acceding to the WTO at the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). He emphasized the country’s readiness to work on

Geneva/Tripoli, 28 October 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by the tragic incident off the coast of Surman, Libya, earlier today. A wooden vessel that departed from Al Zawiya capsized only a few hours into its journey due to high waves.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced displacement in his final address to the General Assembly. 

The Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to remove Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from sanctions measures targeting members and supporters of terrorist groups ISIL and Al-Qaida.

Around 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa – the worst climate disaster in the Caribbean nation’s history, said the top UN development official in the region on Thursday.

The UN Special Adviser on genocide prevention has raised concerns over widespread allegations of war crimes committed in Sudan’s El Fasher last month, and plans to meet his African Union counterpart on Friday to discuss a coordinated response. 

The United Nations said on Thursday that Israeli authorities have rejected more than 100 requests to bring relief materials into Gaza since the ceasefire began nearly a month ago.