New York, Sept 12 (JEN): The United Nations peacekeeping chief on Friday announced that following reports of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse, seven peacekeepers serving with the UN mis ...

New York, Sept 11 (JEN): The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday decided that the flags of non-member observer States shall be raised at the world body’s headquarters and offices ...

New York, Sep 10 (JEN): At the end of a five-day visit to the Republic of Korea, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic ...

New York, Sep 10 (JEN): A group of United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday welcomed a new report on the enforced disappearances, executions and torture of students from Ayotzinapa i ...

New York, Sep 9 (JEN): Condemning the recent imprisonment of journalist and human rights activist Khadija Ismayilova, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced his concern ...

New York, Sep 9 (JEN): An independent United Nations human rights expert has condemned the recent executions of 10 people in Chad who were suspected of being members of the terrorist group B ...

New York, Sep 8 (JEN): Supporting the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be a key focus for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in years to ...

New York, Sep 5 (JEN): The human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is far better than it was at the height of the conflict in late 2013 and early 2014, but is still a ca ...

New York, Sep 3 (JEN): As the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda opened on Wednesday, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Confl ...