United Nations Human Rights Council
UNHRC reviews Micronesian states' rights records
4 Feb 2026
The United Nations Human Rights Council has heard a wide range of recommendations on how Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia can improve their rights records. Audio
US to announce withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council
20 Jun 2018
The United States plans to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council today. A full pullout by the US would leave the council without one of its traditional defenders of human rights. Our… Audio
Too risky to flee Aleppo despite ceasefire
22 Oct 2016
Medical evacuations from Aleppo are unlikely despite a 24-hour extension of the truce, the UN says.
