Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or BeliefAugust 19, 2022 — Today marks the fourth annual International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, a day designated by the United Nations to remember the plight...
United Nations Calls for Countries to Accept Afghan RefugeesDecember 13, 2021 — 12/13/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – As the crisis deepens for Afghans under Taliban rule, the United Nations is calling on neighboring countries to receive Afghans fleeing the country. Iran,...
UN Struggling to Create Options for Collapsing AfghanistanOctober 28, 2021 — 10/28/2021 Afghanistan (International Christian Concern) – United Nations officials have raised alarm regarding the UN’s ability to get enough money into Afghanistan to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid for millions of...
UN Report Condemns Turkish Transnational Human Rights AbusesOctober 15, 2021 — 10/15/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) - Last month, a United Nations working group presented a new report to the UN Human Rights Council regarding the increase in enforced disappearances and...
President Erdogan Condemns Use of Mercenaries at UN Despite Turkish Foreign EngagementsSeptember 23, 2021 — 09/23/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) - This week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered an address at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) taking place...
UN Investigation Into ISIS Crimes Receives New Team HeadSeptember 17, 2021 — 09/17/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – German prosecutor Christian Ritscher was appointed on September 7 as the head of the UN team in Iraq that investigates crimes committed by the Islamic...
UNHRC and World Evangelical Alliance Raise Concern Over Turkey’s Religious Freedom RestrictionsSeptember 8, 2021 — 09/08/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) - Earlier this year, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) organization released a report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), voicing its concern regarding the...
Iraq Launches 5 Year Human Rights PlanAugust 13, 2021 — 08/13/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Iraq adopted a five-year plan for the protection and building of human rights on July 26. The new Human Rights National Action Plan was launched...
UNHRC to Discuss India and Nepal’s Discrimination Towards Religious MinoritiesJune 28, 2021 — 06/28/2021 India & Nepal (International Christian Concern) - Evangelical Focus Europe recently reported that the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) sent a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council that...
UN Rapporteur Condemns Turkey’s Use of Anti-Terrorism Laws to Persecute Human Rights DefendersJune 11, 2021 — 06/11/2021 Turkey – In a June 9 statement, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor condemned Turkey’s use of anti-terrorism laws to unjustly detain and...
Four UN Peacekeepers Killed in MaliApril 4, 2021 — 04/04/2021 Mali (International Christian Concern) – Four peacekeepers were killed by suspected Jihadists on Friday in the Kidal region of northeast Mali, reports UN News. "Peacekeepers valiantly repelled a complex attack carried out...
UN Expert Condemns Egypt’s Detention of Human Rights DefendersFebruary 12, 2021 — 02/12/2021 Egypt (International Christian Concern) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and their families has expressed concern over the Egyptian regime’s increasing crackdown...
United Nations Moves to Protect Religious SitesJanuary 28, 2021 — 01/27/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution that condemns the damage and destruction of religious sites. The resolution also asks the Secretary...
Iran Denies UN Claims of Christian PersecutionJanuary 26, 2021 — 01/26/2021 Iran (International Christian Concern) – A special United Nations investigation group recently released a report outlining concern for Iran’s “systematic persecution of Christians”. The report was made public months after...
Millions in West Africa Face Starvation at Hands of ExtremistsOctober 19, 2020 — 10/19/2020 Africa (International Christian Concern) – The United Nations will meet tomorrow, seeking to raise $1 billion in aid for Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, three countries “at the center...
Pastor in West Papua Murdered Amid Regional TensionsSeptember 22, 2020 — 09/22/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On September 19, unknown assailants shot and killed Pastor Jeremiah Zanambani at his farm in Intan Jaya, Papua. Pastor Zanambani was known across Indonesia...
