US measures suspending refugee resettlement should be lifted, says UN chief Guterres
Noting that the measures “violate our basic principles,” he said they are not effective if the...
Cut off by fighting, thousands of Yemenis urgently need aid and protection – UN official says
The senior United Nations humanitarian official in Yemen voiced extreme concern about the safety...
Solidarity must defeat hate after heinous attack on Québec mosque
Hate speech and Islamophobia are unacceptable and nurture violence. Let us show together,...
UN agencies express hope US will continue long tradition of protecting those fleeing conflict, persecution
The United Nations agencies dealing with global refugee and migration issues today expressed the...
With 2.2 million Afghans feared to be on the move, UN agency to begin tracking displacements, aid relief
Amid concerns of a severe humanitarian crisis induced by sudden return home of hundreds of...
Trump’s policy decisions blocking refugees puts hateful rhetoric into action
"Some of our worst fears about the Trump administration have already been realised. With the...
UN health agency stepping up efforts to provide trauma care to people in Mosul
As the conflict in Mosul intensifies and greater numbers of civilians are caught in the...
Warning against rising intolerance, UN remembers Holocaust and condemns anti-Semitism
Decrying the anti-Semitism that led to the Holocaust, the international community remembered...
Syria: UN chief Guterres clarifies tasks of panel laying groundwork for possible war crimes probe
Following the approval late last year of an independent panel to assist in the investigation and...
Urging ‘bold decisions’ to end Yemen conflict, UN envoy says viable peace plan within reach
Amid attacks and counter-attacks in Yemen, those seeking a military solution will only prolong...
Afghanistan: Donors must press the government to safeguard education and uphold civilian protection
Donors must work with the Afghan government to discourage military use of schools and make...
UN, partners voice deep concern about 750,000 civilians as battle expands to western Mosul
A hundred days after the start of military operations to retake Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq...
Afghanistan: UN-backed $550 million aid plan aims to reach 5.7 million people
A newly-launched United Nations-backed humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan is seeking $550...
Bahrain: Postponement of Nabeel Rajab’s trial for sixth time is blatant harassment
“Instead of flouting his rights to freedom of expression and depriving him of his liberty they...
Syria: UNICEF calls for unimpeded aid access to children in besieged Deir ez-Zor
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today called for unimpeded and unconditional access...
Backlogs and brutal weather put refugee and migrant children at risk in Europe – UNICEF
As the extreme cold weather and storms continue to sweep Central, Eastern and Southern Europe,...
Alarmed at destruction in Syria's Palmyra, UN Security Council reiterates need to stamp out hatred and violence espoused by ISIL
Amid the destruction of cultural heritage in Syria, including that of the famed tetrapylon and...
UN rights expert urges Saudi Arabia to use economic plan to bolster women’s rights
An independent United Nations expert urged Saudi officials to use their bold new plan for...
Protests erupt in Gaza as electricity crisis deepens
In many areas, Palestinians received only three hours of electricity at a time, punctuated by...
Turkey: UNICEF cites risk of 'lost generation' of Syrian children despite enrolment increase
More than 40 per cent of Syrian refugee children in Turkey are missing out on education, despite...