The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations

MIDDLE EAST LIVE 21 April: Talks unclear; Hormuz tensions continue

UNESCO grants ‘enhanced protection’ to cultural heritage sites in the Middle East  

As Colombia elections near, Security Council hears calls for calm

New food alert platform helps humanitarians combat hunger

As the ‘world court’ turns 80, Guterres says law must prevail over force

UN chief strongly condemns killing of another peacekeeper in southern Lebanon

Economic collapse pushes highly educated Gazans into the ‘survival economy’

Ukraine suffering continues as electricity is cut for days amid ongoing Russian attacks

Syria’s humanitarian needs remain high despite reduced violence, UN warns

Winter aid delivery continues in Gaza

DR Congo: Displaced people in South Kivu close to ‘utter desperation’, WFP says

Somalia: Funding cuts impact assistance to millions affected by drought

Sudan war: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘one or two steps’ away from being attacked

Weekend attacks in Ukraine bring more casualties, damage infrastructure

World News in Brief: Progress on hunger in Asia-Pacific, key Gaza pipeline repaired, flu hits Europe hard

Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east

Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’

Gaza famine pushed back, but millions still face hunger and malnutrition, UN says

Calming the mind and promoting global peace on World Meditation Day