Gang rule in Haiti has led to a staggering rise in sexual violence against children, the UN children's organisation Unicef ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed ...

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Friday that the number of attacks on the ...

The U.N. human rights chief said on Friday that he was deeply disturbed by the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urging all ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres sends a letter to UN staff as President Donald Trump makes sweeping changes to US ...

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire ...

BRASILIA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countries are staying committed to their national climate plans and looking to lead the clean ...

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, says an Israeli ban on his institution has not ...

Israel has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it is disengaging from the body, alleging it was biased, Foreign ...

Israel has informed the United Nations Human Rights Council that it will follow the United States in withdrawing its ...