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Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, the South Sudan Human Rights Commission highlighted the escalation of armed clashes, political detentions and widespread human rights violations, calling for coordinated efforts to…
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Yet the idea that development must be people-centered, inclusive and fair is far from new. It’s a vision the world committed to 30 years ago at a United Nations summit…
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The World Health Organization says it is dismayed and deeply shocked by reports that 460 patients and their attendants were killed at the city's Saudi maternity ward. Director-General Tedros Adhanom…
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Speaking in Geneva, she said the world was facing "a decline in respect for human rights and multilateralism", with conflict, debt and a decline in development aid threatening to wipe…
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The agency received reports summary executions of civilians trying to escape what was the last bastion of Sudan's military government of El Fasher - with indications of ethnic motivations for…
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Addressing a joint summit between the UN and Southeast Asian countries in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres described the region as “a beacon of cooperation” and a key…
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Latest reports indicate wind speeds have reached 165 mph (270 km/h) while storm surges of 13 feet (3.9 meters) are expected to hit the Caribbean island nation. Conditions are expected…
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Mariana Katzarova said in a new report at the United Nations General Assembly only in the last three years “Thousands of people have been imprisoned for political reasons, including treason,…
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At the age of 21, Ms. Mazari was seriously injured in a car accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Despite immense challenges, she became a leading artist…
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A new UN Women report, At risk and underfundedbased on a global survey of 428 women's rights and civil society groups, reveals that one in three groups have suspended or…
