Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is still mostly a promise”, the head of the UN peacekeeping missio…

Addressing the UN General Assembly on Monday, the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic…

The past three months have seen an increase in Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank alongside threats …

More than eight years after over 750,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar for sprawling camps in Bangladesh, the crisis re…

The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss the Middle East crisis and protection of civilians in conflict, as specul…

In Ukraine, people across the country have been dealing with the aftermath of a massive Russian bombing raid that laste…

Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed thanked the crowd at New York’s Global Citizen Festival on Saturday for usin…

Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, in his address to the General Assembly on Saturday, said that there can be no effective global…

Widespread violations of the principle of the equality of states are the cause of crises and conflicts, Russian Ministe…

The UN Secretary General on Friday warned a high-level meeting in New York focused on ridding the world of nuclear weap…

“This is the face of Haiti today: a country at war, a modern-day Guernica, a human tragedy.” From the podium of the UN …

Yemen’s President Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi on Thursday urged the international community to move beyond statements, to …

Global maritime trade is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty, the UN trade and d…

Kenyan President William Ruto told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Africa’s exclusion from p…

The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has confirmed that between 11 and 16 September, 12 of its premises in Gaza…

Amid the devastating war in Sudan, UN aid teams are overcoming major obstacles to curb a cholera outbreak claiming live…

The time has come to free the 48 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and to stop the bombing, massacres and disp…

Hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas have led to the shuttering of almost half of all malnutrition centres in a…

The Security Council met in New York in emergency session on Monday after planes from the North Atlantic Treaty Organiz…

In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by the nations of the w…

The United Nations, African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to peace and sustainabl…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked the International Day of Peace on Sunday with a stark warning that “our wa…

After nearly two years of war in Gaza, the suffering of its residents shows no sign of easing. As Israel launches a maj…

The UN Secretary-General on Saturday voiced grave alarm at the rapidly deteriorating situation in El Fasher, the capita…

A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for en…

The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution allowing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address next wee…

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday called on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to refrain from f…

A proposal to continue sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal was rejected in the UN Security Council on…

The last remaining lifelines for civilians in Gaza City are collapsing as Israel ramps up military operations, the UN O…

As the United Nations marks 80 years of existence, it must adapt and evolve to be fit for future generations, the Presi…

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on Wednesday that southern and eastern European countries are l…

In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites have created a …

Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador contribute an estimated $900 million each year to the country’s economy, yet many remain…

Every year on 16 September, the UN celebrates the international community’s success in healing the ozone layer and brin…

More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current tren…

The Ukrainian conflict has recorded the highest confirmed death and injury toll from cluster munitions for the third ye…

Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned a deadly gang attack in Haiti that left at least 40 p…

Reports that Russian drones crossed deep into Polish territory and were shot down by NATO allies highlight the growing …

The death penalty in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is “more widely allowed by law and implemented in…

Millions of people in Myanmar “live in daily fear for their lives,” said the head of the UN refugee agency on Thursday,…

The United Nations in Afghanistan called on Thursday for the de facto Taliban authorities to lift restrictions barring …

More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN’s World Health Orga…

A Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian village in the frontline region of Donetsk on Tuesday has reportedly killed more tha…

The UN chief has added his strong condemnation of Russian strikes overnight into Sunday targeting Kyiv and other Ukrain…

Since the creation of the United Nations 80 years ago, only four women have served as President of the General Assembly…

Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, killing at least six people and leaving others…

At least 15 people have been killed in Nepal, and over 100 injured, in large-scale youth protests that erupted in the c…

UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” which is underwa…

A baby was among those killed overnight into Sunday during what was reportedly Russia’s large aerial assault on Ukraine…

The narrow window to prevent the spread of famine from northern Gaza to other parts of the Strip is closing fast, the U…

In the heart of Indonesia’s vast tropical landscapes, the province of Riau, known for its rich peatlands and biodiversi…

The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, has released $10 million in response to the urgent need for food, water, shelter …

As the nearly 30-month-long conflict in Sudan between rival militaries grinds on, looting, burning, and shelling contin…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything possible to prevent…

A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying…

Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental h…

Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he was “profoundly saddened” by the death and destruction caused b…

Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the Af…

“Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions faced by thousands of childr…

Conditions in Gaza are worsening for Palestinians trapped amid spiralling hunger as Israel continues to block aid deliv…

Humanitarians “will spare no effort” to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mount…

The cooling climate phenomenon known as La Niña could return between now and November, but it won’t stop the trend for …

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for strengthening multilateralism – and appealed for peace in Gaza, Ukrain…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of at least 11 staff members in Ye…

After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 p…

On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, UN Secretary-General António…