Fresh airstrikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours have put civilians at renewed risk and compounded ...

The President of the United Nations General Assembly appealed on Tuesday for Europe to protect the international rules-based ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy fighting in Ethiopia’s ...

Although women are more likely than young men to pursue higher education, they make up only 35 per cent of science graduates.

With inequality deepening and trust in public institutions under strain, the UN’s main forum on social policy wrapped up its ...

From a crochet hook in a Cairo living room to digital marketplaces reaching across borders, women entrepreneurs are ...

Escalating violence, political stalemate and humanitarian constraints are pushing South Sudan’s civilians to the brink once ...

Fish fraud is widespread in markets, grocers and restaurants around the world, but a growing number of innovative tools are turning the tide, according to a new report published on Tuesday by the UN ...

Relentless violence, famine and disease are fuelling a rising death toll among children in Sudan, while attacks on healthcare and a lack of aid access hamper efforts to help them, UN aid agencies ...

Severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has hit northwest Syria, killing two children and affecting more than 5,000 ...

The UN human rights chief on Monday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai after a Chinese ...

As the brutal Sudan war shows no signs of ending, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday called on the international ...