Gender equality is a critical goal at a time when the demand for rights faces a global backlash, top UN officials told ...

The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and ...

Children are feared to be among more than 1,000 people reportedly killed in fierce fighting over the weekend in Syria’s ...

A “new black market” for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, the chief of the UN drugs and crime office said on Monday.

Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first UN sub-commission on the ...

The killing of civilians in coastal areas in northwest Syria must cease immediately, the UN rights chief said on Sunday ...

Attacks across Ukraine on Friday reportedly left 21 civilians dead and scores injured, making it one of the deadliest days ...

A decline in democracy and harmful content spread on social media platforms are helping to drive a backlash against feminism, ...

The fall of the Assad regime has created a historic opportunity to rid Syria of chemical weapons and ensure long-term ...

The President of the General Assembly on Thursday renewed his call for a just, lasting and comprehensive peace between ...

Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, on Thursday allocated $110 ...

The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination ...