The path to long-awaited elections in Libya is paved with complications but they can be overcome, the UN Special Repres…

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Rep…

Meditation, which has its roots in religious, yogic and secular traditions from various civilisations, calls for living…

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) called on Friday for an investigation into the killing of one of its…

A pregnant woman in Gaza thought she might lose her child because of malnourishment. Ten days ago, she gave birth and i…

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) will evacuate its logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, in the…

Humanitarian needs in Syria remain immense despite a year of reduced violence and political change, with millions still…

Despite widespread suffering driven by conflict, displacement and disasters, Myanmar’s humanitarian emergency has becom…

Amid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground - …

Last year, one in five people who dealt with a public official were asked to pay a bribe, according to a UN report. The…

In a region long overshadowed by conflict narratives, a new kind of leadership is emerging – quiet, insistent, and unmi…

Humanitarian assistance in Gaza is being delayed because aid cargo is routinely deprioritised in favour of commercial g…

The 11th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations opened in Riyadh on Sunday with a blunt message for a world r…

On the runway of Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport, ten men embraced their families before departing for…

In a world shaped by conflict and digital noise, the High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) c…

Drums and celebration filled a hall in New Delhi, India, as communities from across the world saw their traditions reco…

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed alarm at reports of a so-called “settler road” being built in the occu…

More than a month after Hurricane Melissa slammed the Caribbean, devastated communities still require assistance, the r…

A World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee has again confirmed that there is no causal link between vaccines an…

As another winter storm hits the Gaza Strip, low temperatures and rains are putting the lives of newborns and other vul…

To commemorate this year’s Human Rights Day, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, invited members of the public to write …

Afghanistan’s worsening humanitarian crisis is being driven by the accelerating erosion of fundamental rights – especia…

Global temperatures are projected to surpass 1.5°C (2.7°F) within the next decade, underscoring the urgency of the clim…

From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus,…

Nahed was visiting Sudan’s capital Khartoum with her family to celebrate Eid, a major Islamic holiday, when the war bro…

The world is witnessing an alarming erosion of respect for international law, with conflicts increasingly targeting civ…

Civilians across Ukraine endured a surge in deadly strikes over the weekend, with the UN warning of an “alarming patter…

A year after the fall of the Assad regime opened the door to political and judicial reform, Syria’s future is still pre…

As Sudan’s civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of children in drone strik…

The UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to 87 million people worldwide affe…

Talking to journalists earlier this week on his final day as the first UN Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities…

The United Nations on Friday welcomed a newly signed peace accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwan…

A spike in Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank is driving new displacement, shutt…

From Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Indonesia’s flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones and mo…

Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the…

As the world prepares to mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, the UN is warning that war-torn Sudan is in the midst of…

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to a ten-year high, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, underscorin…

Global economic growth will slow to 2.6 per cent in 2025, down from 2.9 per cent in 2024, as global trade and investmen…

The recent parliamentary elections in Iraq mark a fitting end to the work of the UN Mission in the country, the Securit…

More than 260 media professionals were killed in the recent hostilities in Gaza – the deadliest conflict for journalist…

The UN says humanitarian partners in Gaza are scaling up winterisation efforts as cold weather and heavy rain continue …

Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From w…

Civilian deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war have risen to their highest level in four yea…

Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst flood disasters in two decades, with nearly one million people affected and more t…