UN - Top Stories

1. ‘Human rights are part of our DNA’: UN launches global alliance to counter rising threats

   The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has launched a Global Alliance for Human Rights, a broad coalition aimed at placing the issue at the heart of decision-making, when conflict levels have reached a record high amid deepening inequality and accelerating climate change.

2. Three seafarers killed in Hormuz strike as UN warns of widening fallout

   Three seafarers were killed in an attack on an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as renewed hostilities in one of the world’s most critical shipping corridors once again heightened concern over food security, fuel prices and broken global supply chains.

3. Spain prodigy Lamine Yamal named UN Goodwill Ambassador on World Cup opening day

   The biggest-ever football World Cup begins on Thursday, across three countries and two continents, with over 100 games. The UN is raising awareness of the game’s powerful capacity to serve as a platform for sustainable development and social justice.

4. Refugee numbers drop for first time in a decade, but millions remain trapped

   Global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of millions of people are still trapped in prolonged exile with little prospect of rebuilding their lives.

5. UN rights chief urges ‘massive rethink’ of US immigration policies ahead of World Cup

   The UN's top human rights official has called for a 'massive rethink' of US immigration and security policies ahead of the World Cup, warning that racial profiling, surveillance and aggressive enforcement are already affecting teams, officials and supporters.