The U.N.'s decision to hire four new staff for its controversial anti-Israel commission, despite an ongoing liquidity crisis, ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at ...

The visit by the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to Sri Lanka last week failed to ...

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But Navi Pillay, chair of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, says this plan “amounts to ethnic cleansing.” “Trump is woefully ignorant of ...

The use of the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to distribute food in the Palestinian territory is "outrageous", the head of a UN inquiry said Wednesday. "But this initiative of what ...

The world’s nations are gathering in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, ...

The United Nations observes designated days, weeks, years, and decades, each with a theme, or topic. By creating special observances, the United Nations promotes international awareness and action ...

U.N. experts said in a report on Tuesday that Israel committed the crime against humanity of "extermination" by killing civilians sheltering in schools and religious sites in Gaza, part of a ...

The World Council of Churches has praised the direction of reforms proposed by the United Nations, but notes that more needs ...

Disarmament Week seeks to promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues and their cross-cutting importance. Starting on 24 October, the anniversary of the founding of the United ...