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 ...

New York, Oct 23 (JEN) States must take full responsibility to solve all aspects of the issue of enforced disappearances: prevention; search for the disappeared; punishment of the perpetrat ...

New York, Oct 23 (JEN) The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as MONUSCO, has stepped up its security following several attacks on its bases in North Kivu, inc ...

New York, Oct 23 (JEN): While noting the progress made to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, the United Nations political chief on Wednesday said that a sustained long-term solution mus ...

New York, Oct 22 (JEN) The incidences of torture and ill-treatment around the world have not been diminishing and the need for effective prevention is “as great as it ever has been,â ...

New York, Oct 22 (JEN) Secretary -General Ban Ki-moon has condemned last week’s decision by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to expel from the country its top United Nations ...