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UN human rights chief says Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize strengthens international justice

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has welcomed the reported awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to former South African judge and human rights advocate Navi Pillay, saying the recognition highlights the importance of international justice and accountability. Speaking to......

Erdoğan says UN Security Council veto system undermines global justice

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has renewed his criticism of the international political order, arguing that the United Nations Security Council’s veto system allows five permanent members to override the interests of the wider international community. Speaking at an international justice......

South African jurist Navi Pillay awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her efforts to promote peace and strengthen international law, according to the prize announcement on Friday, October 9. The 85-year-old legal figure has spent decades working on human......

FAO calls for urgent agricultural aid as hunger worsens across the Middle East

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is calling for urgent funding to support agriculture across the Middle East and North Africa, warning that more than 45 million people in the region are facing crisis-level food insecurity or worse. The UN agency said prolonged conflicts, forced......

Guterres calls for permanent Gaza ceasefire as October 7 anniversary nears

The United Nations is pressing for the fragile calm in Gaza to evolve into a lasting political settlement, with Secretary-General António Guterres calling for a permanent ceasefire ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks. In a message issued as the anniversary approaches,......

Gadi Moses calls for stronger security guarantees three years after October 7

Three years after the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, former hostage Gadi Moses says residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz continue to struggle with a fundamental question: whether the state can provide credible guarantees that a similar assault will not happen again. Moses, who was abducted from Nir Oz......

Gaza strike kills Turkish NGO director as Israel alleges Hamas ties

An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza has killed the head of a Turkish humanitarian organization, with the Israeli military alleging that the Palestinian director was also an operative of Hamas. The Israeli army said Sunday that Saqr Nabil Musa Qaisi was targeted in the Khan Younis area and identified......

Mamdani calls for US to join ICC and enforce Netanyahu arrest warrant

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called for the United States to join the International Criminal Court and comply with its arrest warrants, saying that, if the decision were his, Washington would seek membership and enforce the warrant issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mamdani......

UK foreign secretary condemns Israeli actions in Gaza and West Bank

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has delivered one of the strongest recent criticisms from the UK government of Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the West Bank, describing the situation as a “stain on the conscience of the world” during the Labour Party’s annual conference in......