The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the United States when it comes to human rights.

The rights chief of the United Nations expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in direction" by the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that divisive rhetoric is being used to deceive and polarise people.

The UN's Volker Turk has noted a worrying "fundamental shift" in the rights situation in Donald Trump's America. Among other things, he decried the huge powers of "unelected tech oligarchs."

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, Bloomberg News said on Monday. The decision was communicated to staff around the world in an email on Friday from Global Executive Director Cindy McCain,

The United Nations’ World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the US, is closing its Southern African bureau at a time when the agency is leading a response to the worst drought in the region in four decades.

Despite the drought in the southern African region, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has decided to shut down its Southern African bureau. ・The United Nations' World Food Programme is shutting down its Southern African bureau despite the region's severe drought.