More than 18,000 global leaders, scientists, advocates, and frontline health workers gathered yesterday in Durban, South Africa, for a United Nations-cosponsored international conference on AIDS, to advance knowledge about HIV... read more →
From a national park to a fossil site and a naval dockyard, the United Nations cultural agency yesterday inscribed 12 new sites of special cultural or physical significance on its... read more →
Some 263 million children and youth are out of school, according to new data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). This is equivalent to about a quarter of the... read more →
Recent victories against ISIL show that Iraqis are capable of defeating the extremist group, but sustainable peace and security in Iraq can only be achieved through historic reconciliation, the United... read more →
The European Union’s leadership has proposed “strict” new EU-wide asylum rule to deter unfounded claims. Some asylum seekers will have as little as a week to lodge an appeal against... read more →
Israel's Knesset voted in favor of the so-called "NGO bill" late Monday, after holding a marathon debate over whether to grant final approval to the contentious bill, despite massive criticism... read more →
South Sudanese forces struck two United Nations compounds as clashes between two factions, shattering a fragile peace agreement that was meant to end a bloody, 31-month civil war. The United Nations... read more →
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed serious concern for the estimated 300,000 people trapped in eastern Aleppo City, due to heavy clashes along... read more →
Two United Nations agencies have signed an agreement to protect cultural and natural heritage sites by using the latest geo-spatial technologies, including a satellite imaging system. The strategic partnership between... read more →
The European Commission will next week present a new plan to resettle refugees from outside the EU to member states. The proposal is part of a larger package on migration... read more →