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UN rights chief says civilians are bearing the brunt of fighting in Yemen

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said his office has documented the killing of 32 civilians, including 15 children and 3 women, since August in fighting.

Rawya Hassan, a mother of seven, sits with her children outside their hut at the al-Bireen camp for displaced people who fled fighting between the Houthis and forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government in Taiz province, Yemen, September 17, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: Tressa Rae Finerty, Charge d'Affaires for the US Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, leaves the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2026

Standoff with Trump administration sidelines UN refugee agency deputy, sources say

Women use donkeys to transport water jerrycans to the al-Bireen camp for displaced people who fled fighting between the Houthis and forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government in Taiz province, Yemen, September 17, 2026.

Yemen conflict displaces 112,000 people inside country, thousands flee to Djibouti, UN agency says

Staff walk towards a boat carrying refugees from Yemen, fleeing clashes between Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, after arriving in Djibouti, September 12, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a video.

Over 100,000 displaced by Houthis as escalation with Saudi-backed Yemeni government continues


Criminalizing Israel’s right to self-defense in Gaza - analysis

Until the ICC formally drops the matter, just the specter of possible ICC prosecution gives additional weight to any UN activity or report that speaks to war crimes.

Palestinians take part in a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City

Left Behind by War: Unexploded Ordnance Keeps Killing Displaced Iraqis

Some 70% of explosive hazards still lie beneath the rubble left by years of battle.

Destroyed buildings are seen in the city of Sinjar, Iraq November 24, 2017. Picture taken November 24, 2017

U.K. promises to vote against anti-Israel resolutions at UNHRC

“We will continue to press for the abolition of Item 7, which only undermines the credibility of the world’s leading human rights forum,” Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt wrote in an op-ed for 'The JC.'

Britain's Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jeremy Hunt arrives at the BBC in central London, Britain, July 9, 2018

Israel working to delay UNHRC blacklist

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is expected to publish the list either before, or during the session, which is scheduled to run from February 25 to March 22.

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WATCH: Saudi teen seeking asylum in Australia describes harrowing tale

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun has said that she feared her family would kill her if she were sent back to Saudi Arabia and that she had renounced Islam, a crime punishable by death under Saudi law.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand January 7, 2019.

U.N. report: Less than half of refugee children enrolled in school

Only 61 percent of refugee children attend primary school, compared to more than 90 percent of all children.

Children play outside their temporary shelters at the Harsham refugee camp.