Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster “remains uncle…

The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday called for “justice and answers” after Israeli forces killed…

The human toll of the earthquake which devastated central Myanmar continues to rise UN humanitarians warned on Sunday, …

Countries should consider looking beyond Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, as the key measure of economic growth to achie…

The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers serving with UN mission MINUSCA in th…

Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful …

The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Friday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a “…

Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and starva…

Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli …

Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have contin…

For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict the number of Sudanese internally displaced during nearly two…

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the the rapidly escalating crisis in …

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday called for an immediate end to hostilities and urgent dialogue betw…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan follow…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village…

With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid opera…

The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General sai…

The plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution…

United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisi…

Despite significant progress over the years, the fight against racism and racial discrimination remains as urgent as ev…

Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN…

The tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger crisis, Philippe Lazzarin…

For two years, one international organization under the umbrella of the UN has been leading a relentless campaign in th…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday strongly condemned the looting of vital humanitarian supplies from Al Bashair…

The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, calling o…

Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopar…

The legacy of the Syrian conflict, which saw the overthrow of the Assad regime in December last year, is that 16.5 mill…

Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the message on Thursday at an event honouring the leg…

Dozens of civilians, including local humanitarian volunteers, have been killed by artillery shelling and aerial bombard…

UN chief António Guterres on Thursday hailed positive announcements from the White House, Kremlin and Kyiv aimed at sto…

Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people – many of them women and children…

The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees an…

The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irrev…

On Monday, during a meeting of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, UN officials and disarmament e…

Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the records of Iran, Syri…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is undertaking “essential structural adjustments” at its Geneva head…

The UN Security Council meets at 10 AM in New York to discuss the situation in Middle East, as deadly Israeli airstrike…

The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from th…

Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary…

The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another yea…

A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of the anguish caused by their enforced …

“Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, young leaders told the Commissi…

The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing clos…

Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced tens of thousands of families, with chil…

The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat a “disturbing …

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh vowed to d…

The UN Secretary-General warmly welcomed the presidential signing of the State Border Treaty by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikist…

Senior human rights investigators reporting to the UN Human Rights Council alleged on Thursday that sexual and gender-b…

Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, “crucial progress” made during the first six weeks of the ceasefi…

The UN’s top relief official warned on Wednesday that the global humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with f…

Haiti is in freefall. Gangs are tightening their grip on the capital, violence is spreading, and “suffering permeates a…

At a time of growing backlash against women’s rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark call to acti…

The European Union remains committed to upholding international law and defending the United Nations Charter amid growi…

In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a …

States must do more to prevent cyberbullying and overcome unequal access to assistive technology which hampers the righ…