How can we build a fairer, more peaceful world while safeguarding the planet? That’s the powerful question at the heart of ...

Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a rare moment of global unity as the Third ...

The UN-backed atomic watchdog passed a resolution on Thursday declaring that Iran is not complying with its obligations ...

Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israeli strikes in Iran late Thursday evening, urging ‘maximum restraint’ from ...

As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN development agency ...

Escalating gang violence in Haiti has displaced a record 1.3 million people, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday ...

A London-bound Air India jet carrying 242 people crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday, reportedly ...

Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the Middle East, a top UN official told the Security Council during an emergency session convened on ...

Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor conditions and chronic neglect – fuelling calls for urgent reform.

The General Assembly overwhelming backed a resolution on Thursday demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ...

With over half of the Sudanese population in need of aid and lean season rapidly approaching, the UN Chief for Humanitarian ...

Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding ...