UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday welcomed the proclamation of the Second International Decade for People of African Descent by the UN General Assembly.   Source UN News Read More

The historic shift of power in Syria and the possibility of finally accessing evidence of horrific human rights violations could bring accountability closer than ever – if only proof can be preserved – a top UN investigator said on Tuesday. Source UN News Read More

Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker government in Syria, following the end of the Assad regime. Later today, the Security Council in New York will hear updates from the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, and the UN’s emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher. Meanwhile in Geneva, the head of a UN probe into the most… Read More