The daily struggle to survive for Myanmar’s Rohingya people in one of the world’s largest refugee settlements has caused “overwhelming” despair and jeopardized the hopes of an entire generation, the... read more →
The Security Council met to consider the volatile situation surrounding Kashmir on Friday, addressing the issue directly within the UN body dedicated to resolving matters of international peace and security,... read more →
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Managing Director Philippe Scholtes and UNIDO Chief of Asia and Pacific Region Ralf Bredel have arrived for a 2-day visit to Iran on Monday... read more →
In commemorating the 70th anniversary of the landmark Geneva Conventions, the president of the United Nations Security Council hailed the “significant body of law”, describing it as playing “a vital role... read more →
A new set of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela this week prompted the concern of the United Nations’ top rights official on Thursday, who said in... read more →
More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land... read more →
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for ‘maximum restraint’ over the territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, which has been disputed by India and Pakistan, since the end of... read more →
A move by Italian lawmakers to impose fines of up to €1 million on vessels and organizations carrying out search and rescue operations off the country’s coastline sparked a new... read more →
Paying homage to those who perished as the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, as well as the many others whose lives were devastated in the years that followed, UN... read more →
New UNICEF Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ms. Mandeep O'Brien submitted her credentials to His Excellency Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Honorable Foreign Minister of I.R. Iran, on... read more →