UN human rights office Stories

Kenyan youth leader confronts UN in Geneva, demands action over protest deaths
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 08, 2025

Faridah Ally, a founder of Care Elimu and a youth advisory board member at the UN Human Rights Office, challenged the global body over its inaction in...

UN warns of catastrophe in Gaza and West Bank as conflict, aid blockade worsen
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 26, 2025

Bakeries have shut down due to the absence of flour and gas, food prices are surging, and social order is unravelling as people fight for what little...

UN’s rights chief says horrified by Sudan escalation as famine draws nearer
United Nations  |  May 17, 2024

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, held separate phone calls with Lt-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagal...

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