New York, Oct 25 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office expressed “deep concern” on Friday at reports of threats and intimidation directed against Libya’s national h ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office has voiced concern about the continued enforced disappearance of students in the Mexican town of Iguala and urged local authori ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN) The simmering conflict in Ukraine continues to take lives and exacerbate already precarious humanitarian conditions in the country’s Eastern regions, two senior ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN) Set to kick-off next week in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, a United Nations-backed Global Forum on Youth Policies will, for the first time, amplify voices passionate a ...

New York, Oct 25 (JEN) As multiple crises – ranging from poverty and disease to terrorism and climate change – continue to afflict the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon mark ...

New York, Oct 24 (JEN) The pursuit of development must expand beyond economic gains and include claims of justice, non-discrimination and opportunities, an independent United Nations expert ...

New York, Oct 24 (JEN) States must be transparent about the nature of their electronic mass surveillance programmes, an independent United Nations counter-terrorism expert said on Thursday ...

New York, Oct 24 (JEN) While the world’s 48 most vulnerable nations continue to make in-roads into poverty reduction, a far greater effort is needed if these countries are to eradicat ...

New York, Oct 23 (JEN) The increasing use of armed drones within domestic law enforcement risks depersonalizing the use of force and infringing upon the rights of individual citizens, a Unit ...