The United Nations yesterday condemned Israel for demolishing Palestinians' homes and advancing plans to build new houses for Israeli settlers, amid the prospect of the two-state solution to the Middle... read more →
More than 100 aid groups and nongovernmental organizations signed a letter to the European Union harshly criticizing the bloc’s initiatives to stop migrants. According to the reports, European leaders hope to sketch out... read more →
Cooperatives are an old idea but more relevant than ever as they can be the drivers of a sustainable future, senior United Nations officials said on the International Day of... read more →
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the membership of his Global Health Crises Task Force, which aims to help countries and communities prepare and respond to emergencies, such as the recent outbreaks... read more →
According to a new UNICEF report, 3.6 million children in Iraq – one in five in the country - are at serious risk of death, injury, sexual violence, abduction and recruitment... read more →
A United Nations expert yesterday (June 28th) urged the world body’s Human Rights Council to address xenophobia and its conceptualization, trends and manifestations in the context of an acute migration... read more →
Based on a report released today (28th June), 69 million children under five will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty, and 750 million women... read more →
In Paris, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the countries of Europe as well as the international community at large to work towards a compassionate and humane solution to the problem... read more →
Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri lamented lack of international support for the country’s costly campaign against narcotics trafficking. Addressing a ceremony in Tehran, Montazeri said that while sharing border... read more →
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on June 22nd hosted Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks that touched on the row between the world body and Riyadh... read more →