Little more than a week ago, the U.N. Human Rights Committee warned of serious abuses in the nation.
The U.N. human rights office was forced to end its operations in Uganda, impeding the work of human rights defenders, journalists and others.
The government's refusal to renew an operating agreement forced the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, or OHCHR, to shutter its main office in Kampala, the capital, on Saturday.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
Environmentalists said they were disappointed the treaty talks did not address plastic production measures.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
