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The United Nations commemorated the anniversary of the ratification of the 1945 UN Charter on Tuesday, November 7, in Tehran, although the day is officially...

The United Nations' (UN) International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated on September 16 every year. This event commemorates the date...

“The country is on the brink of famine, with over 60 percent of the population not knowing where their next meal will come from,” the leaders of the U.N....

Aid workers and human rights groups are critical of how the Rohingya crisis has been handled by senior UN officials.

122 countries at the UN voted last July in a favor of a treaty that bans nuclear bombs, a move that a specialist in nuclear security believes would not work.

It is not difficult to nonviolently defend a targeted population against genocide. Vitally, however, it requires a leadership that can develop a sound...

Saudi Arabia is demolishing centuries-old homes in a Shiite town, leveling a historic district that officials say has become a hideout for local militants....

Countless underage girls around the world are being forced to work long, punishing hours. They’re cooking, cleaning, and caring for young children. They’re...

The U.S. government may be considering military action in response to chemical strikes near Damascus. But a generation ago, America’s military and...

On 23 December 2003, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution (A/RES/58/234) designating 7 April, the start date of the 1994 genocide in...

Every person is entitled to human rights without discrimination. The rights to equality and non-discrimination are cornerstones of human rights law.

Adoption of Security Council resolution 2334, despite the long history of some governments’ support for Israel’s crimes at the international level,...

move the US Embassy from Tel spring occupied Jerusalem to defy the resolutions of the United Nations and the international community and the Palestinian...

António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017. Having witnessed the suffering of the most vulnerable...