United Nations member countries will select a new UN secretary-general this year to succeed António Guterres in January 2027.

LONDON — Just over 80 years ago, directly after the Second World War, the United Nations General Assembly met for the first time, in a Methodist hall in Blitz-damaged central London. There, ...

Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and ...

The Council approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations human rights fora in 2026.

By Emma Farge and David Brunnstrom GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding ...

It’s Sep. 23, 2025, and it is anything but a slow news day.  Kathmandu, Nepal, is reeling from a governance crisis following bloody Gen Z riots over government-imposed internet restrictions. Israeli ...

The United Nations was established in response to the horrors of the Second World War and the Holocaust. The Holocaust has had a profound impact on International Human Rights Law, resulting in the ...

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In ordinary times, I would wish you a happy new year, but looking at the world outside, how 2026 started, in Caracas… Tehran… frankly… happiness is in short ...

Even before 2026 began, we were never on track to deliver on gender equality and human right to health and broader development justice. For example, there has been hardly any decline in gender-based ...

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11 nations have decided to proceed with recognition of Palestine. The Israeli military began a ground offensive in Gaza City, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday, with two IDF divisions moving ...