South Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday as escalating violence and political tensions – ...

A 2018 agreement that aims to strengthen international cooperation on migration management must become reality, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday in New York.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the Epstein and Gisèle Pellicot scandals are an illustration of intensifying threats to women and girls forced to suffer in silence.

On Friday the General Assembly was briefed on the latest developments of the UN80 Initiative – a system-wide reform effort to make the organisation more effective and fit for the future – including ...

Reports on Friday that major cities in Afghanistan have been bombed by the Pakistan military in a new escalation between the two countries have raised fears for civilians already struggling under the ...

The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday highlighted the “human-made disaster” across the Occupied Palestinian Territory ...

Cuba’s humanitarian situation is worsening as fuel shortages deepen nearly a month after Washington took measures to block ...

One evening in war-ravaged southern Ukraine, a group of armed men entered Maryna’s home. She had nowhere to hide.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday appealed for dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan amid border clashes and deadly airstrikes, while condemning ever harsher “apartheid” edicts issued ...

Funding shortfalls are putting the lives of more than 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan at risk amid rising ...

A new UN report forecasts that the Arab region is seeing a gradual economic recovery despite continuing geopolitical ...

Nearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, with risk of genocidal violence spreading, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.