Iran's strikes on Israel are self-defense and are "proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military ...

The U.N. human rights chief says Israel’s warfare in Gaza is inflicting “horrifying, unconscionable suffering” on ...

The United Nations on Monday slashed its aid appeal to donors by over a third, saying it was now seeking $29 billion to ...

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says there is a possibility of both radiological and chemical ...

The U.N. human rights chief says Israel’s warfare in Gaza is inflicting “horrifying, unconscionable suffering” on ...

Extreme hunger is intensifying in 13 global hot spots, with Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali at immediate risk of ...

"I urge the authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly and to uphold human rights in law enforcement, including by ...

Earlier this year the UN peacekeeping force, known as Monusco, was unable to stop the rebel group advancing and seizing large ...

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first ...

U.N. member nations have voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by ...

The UN refugee agency said Monday it will cut 3,500 staff jobs -- slashing nearly a third of its workforce costs -- due to a ...

Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said the "attack constitutes a blatant war crime and a direct assault on press freedom." ...