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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.

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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

UNHCR told Reuters that Finerty requested a partial waiver from the US government late last month.

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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

The UN described the new fighting as a crisis layered atop Yemen’s long-running humanitarian emergency.

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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

"Humanitarian access remains a major challenge. Insecurity, damaged roads, telecommunications disruptions and movement restrictions are affecting operations," UNHCR said in a statement.

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United Nations reopens European office after security issue

A spokesperson told Reuters the closure was due to a "perimeter intrusion" earlier on Friday morning.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Illustrative image of a United Nations flag.

UN called on to fire envoy for questioning Israel's right to defense

After Albanese questioned Israel's right to defend itself on her Twitter account, the International Legal Forum called for her dismissal.

APRIL 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva, February 2020.

Ukrainian soldiers can now read their refugee kids books with new app

The app, which is funded by donations, offers five titles selected to help children between 3 and 7 years old process the trauma of war.

OCTOBER 28, 2022ByREUTERS
Ukrainian family Mykhalchenko read and listen to Better Time Stories, a project introduced for Ukrainian children who are seperated from their families in Rotterdam, Netherlands October 25, 2022.

UNHRC gets 14 new members – including 3 that don’t recognize Israel

The vote for new UNHRC members is held annually in a secret ballot by the 193-member General Assembly in New York, with a third of the council’s membership rotating every year.

OCTOBER 11, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes delivers a National Statement at the Annual High Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming under the theme “Thirty years of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges and opportunities”, at the UNHRC, Geneva.

PA envoy: Israel has committed most terrible massacres since WWII

The Palestinian Authority's ambassador to the UN, Ibrahim Khraishi, continues to argue for sanctions against Israel to be put in place.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Khraishi 298

Letters to the Editor, September 21, 2022: Multiple criteria

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Groups tied to terror: UN agency accepted $50 million from Union of Good - opinion

The Union of Good is an umbrella fundraising organization of charities and was designated as a terrorist organization by the US Treasury.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByJORDAN COPE
WHAT MAKES this matter especially concerning is that the UNHCR began to partner with the Qatar Charity in 2012, under the watch of António Guterres, who was then the high commissioner for refugees, says the writer.

Israeli human rights org calls for UNHRC to be labeled as hate group

The UNHRC, led by some of the world's most notorious human rights violator regimes, has long been known for its obsession with Israel.

JULY 21, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020.

UNHRC approves 4 anti-Israel resolutions, calls for limited arms embargo

The council was an "echo chamber of fantasy and hatred against Israel," Ambassador Meirav Eilon-Shahar said.

APRIL 3, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Overview of the session of the Human Rights Council during the speech of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020.

Israel snubs 'shameful' UN inquiry into alleged war crimes

Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar says the commission 'will only contribute polarization between Israelis and Palestinians, and Israel won't cooperate with the UN inquiry into alleged Israeli war crimes

FEBRUARY 17, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Ambassador to UN Institutions in Geneva Meirav Eilon Shahar