UN envoy warns about Arab-Israeli peace
Israel's settlement 'legalization bill' would harm prospects for Arab-Israeli peace.
UNHCR calls for new vision in Europe’s approach to refugees
Scenes of chaos at borders last year led to a breakdown in the public’s trust in the capacity of...
UN delivers live-saving medicines and medical supplies inside Mosul
United Nations health agencies have delivered critical medicines and medical supplies to treat...
Syria: UN refugee agency spotlights growing shelter needs as thousands flee Aleppo violence
While reiterating its extreme concern about the civilian population in Syria’s war-battered...
Nearly half of children in Mosul now cut off from clean water as conflict intensifies
Destruction of a major water pipeline has left nearly half of the children in the Iraqi...
If passed, Israeli legislation would be ‘another nail in the coffin’ for two-state solution – UN expert
A new piece of Israeli legislation would enable the confiscation of privately owned Palestinian...
UN refugee agency steps up support as winter bites for displaced in Iraq and Syria
With winter approaching and temperatures falling, the United Nations refugee agency is preparing...
Tolerance is a commitment 'to seek in our diversity the bonds that unite humanity' – UN
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
UN health agency denounces attacks on health facilities in Syria
The pattern of attacks indicates that health care is being deliberately targeted in the Syrian...
Iraq: Citing 'numbing' extent of suffering caused by ISIL, UN rights chief urges focus on victims' rights
As mass graves and further evidence of sexual exploitation, torture and killings, and human...
Displaced amid Mosul offensive, close to 10,000 children in urgent need of aid, says UNICEF
20,700 people have been displaced since the operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul from...
On International Day, UN cites 'duty of care towards the environment' in peacetime and during conflict
To achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of peace, prosperity and...
France, UK "fell short" over children in "Jungle" camp closure
Rights experts meeting at the UN in Geneva were critical of both the French and UK governments
Israel is denying Palestine’s right to development, says UN human rights expert
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian...
Amid escalating conflict in Yemen, UN-associated migration agency launches 150 million regional appeal
Warning that the situation in Yemen is growing more dire every day, the International...
Calais: fears grow for dozens of children amid chaotic camp shutdown
Scores of unaccompanied children remain unaccounted for in an increasingly chaotic situation at...
Reality and Perception: Why Men Are Paid More
The gender pay gap is one of the most controversial topics related to women and work.
UN agencies brace for possible ‘catastrophes’ caused by military operations in Mosul
With the military operations to wrest the control of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the...
'Speak With One Voice' On 'Crimes Of Historic Proportions' In Aleppo
The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, addressing a special session...
Questioning of EU human rights infrastructure ‘frightening’
‘In Europe there are a lot of voices challenging very fundamentals of human rights’