As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the true cost of disasters is actually 10 times higher than ...

A seasoned diplomat and legal scholar from Jordan was elected on Tuesday to serve as a judge at the International Court of ...

As a controversial United States and Israel-backed aid distribution plan gets underway in Gaza, the UN called on Tuesday for ...

Myanmar’s spiralling human rights crisis – fuelled by relentless military violence, systemic impunity and economic collapse – ...

After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on Monday that the “trickle” of ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an immediate end to the daily killings and destruction in Ukraine, ...

Alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new UN study has found.

An inclusive education programme in Lebanon is getting top marks from teachers and students, especially children with ...

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes ...

More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks, as conflict and a series ...

The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, ...

The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, ...