- Jul 6
UN orders urgent inquiry into RSF atrocities in Sudan's El Obeid as siege tightens
The UN Human Rights Council has mandated an urgent investigation into abuses by the Rapid Support Forces in the besieged Sudanese city of El Obeid, where near-siege conditions and drone attacks have killed at least 45 civilians in recent weeks.
- Jul 4
UN warns of impending catastrophe as RSF encircles Sudan's al-Obeid
The UN human rights chief warned of an impending human rights catastrophe in Sudan's al-Obeid on Friday, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces encircle the city. Civilians have endured 18 months of siege, drone strikes, and atrocities, with up to 500,000 at risk.
- Jun 15
Drone strikes killed over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in first five months of 2026, UN reports
UN High Commissioner Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that drone warfare has sharply increased, pushing civilian casualties higher in the three-year conflict.
- Jun 11
UNHCR: global forced displacement falls 4% in 2025, first decline in a decade, but involuntary returns raise alarm
The number of forcibly displaced people fell by 4% to 117.8 million in 2025, UNHCR reported, marking the first decline in ten years. The drop was driven by large-scale returns to Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan and DR Congo, but the agency warned many were forced back under unsafe conditions.
