The commemoration is not meant to be a look solely into the past; the idea is to preserve and teach an ugly chapter of history that might help ward off humanity’s worst impulses.
Recalling the 400-year-old transatlantic slave trade, speakers at the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly emphasized the continuing repercussions.
"The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade haunts us to this day," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres told the assembly on Monday.
Refugees observe the 10-year anniversary of their flight to safety from Myanmar and demand a safe return.
The report for the year ending on June 30 observes that armed conflicts increased as challenges to military rule intensified.
Reporters Without Borders said it is "hugely relieved" at the release of Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva.
ICC prosecutors could use the U.N. report to bolster the court's work of investigating suspected war crimes committed in Gaza.
The U.N. chief calls on all nations to adopt a newer measure for phasing out powerful climate-warming chemicals.
The original target for the campaign was 640,000 children, which may have been an overestimate due to the war.
Global cooperation on health, defense, climate change and more would be at risk under a second Trump presidency.
A U.N.-led group says the world won't be able to get to net-zero emissions without first cleaning up the mining business.
