In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international ...

Leste’s independence, the UN was a constant presence, helping to maintain peace and stability. Twenty-four years on, the ...

The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underscored its commitment to assist a population whose rights “continue to be ...

UN peacekeeping must be fit for purpose as the nature of conflict evolves in the 21st century along with new weapons ...

The civilian death toll in Sudan has surged dramatically, with at least 275 people killed between 31 January and 5 February, ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern ...

Armed groups in Haiti are inflicting “unimaginable horrors” on children, turning their “bodies into battlegrounds”, according ...

Continued clashes in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are triggering mass displacement and causing civilian casualties, UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA said on ...

The landmark year in the life of the UN has prompted introspection and a fresh impetus for change. How can the organization ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump ...

Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia – have undergone female genital ...

Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Secretary-General said on ...