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

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

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 ...

Humanitarian agencies warned on Friday that ongoing Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank are exacerbating an ...

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central ...

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

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

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

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

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