June 17, 2022

Thousands of Burkina Faso Massacre Survivors Need Emergency Aid

The U.N. refugee agency says thousands of survivors of a recent massacre in Burkina Faso are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.The deadly attack by armed men on June 12 in the town of Seytenga sent nearly 16,000 people, mostly women and childre…

UN Weekly Roundup: June 11-17, 2022

UN human rights chief won’t seek second termU.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that she will step down when her term finishes at the end of August. The news was welcomed by China rights activists, who have criticized …