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More than 300 people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea after migrant boats capsized off the coast of Libya.

An estimated 400,000 Iraqi civilians are trapped in Mosul's Old City as fighting intensifies and people continue to flee, the United Nations refugee agency representative warned.

Nearly 700 people have been moved to hospitals from the frontlines in Mosul, Iraq, as the United Nations and partners are working to scale up humanitarian efforts for thousands of people fleeing...

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, Lise Grande, reported today on the conditions in Mosul, a city witnessing one of the largest urban military operations since the Second World...

The people of crisis-torn Yemen urgently need humanitarian assistance and protection, especially in the north of the country where there is a threat of famine, the United Nations Emergency Relief...

Human Rights Watch released a 64-page report today, titled, “Criminalizing Dissent, Entrenching Impunity: Persistent Failures of the Bahraini Justice System Since the BICI Report,”.

Citing human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), senior United Nations officials highlighted the need for the Security Council to pay attention to the situation...

10 December 2013 – Honouring human rights activism, including the legacy of Nelson Mandela, senior UN officials today mark Human Rights Day calling for greater political will and resources to...

The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-first Special Session on Wednesday, 23 July on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.

ODVV joint side event on the human rights situation in Gaza in the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council

Took Place on the Sidelines of the 35th Session of the HRC: Human Rights Activists Condemn the Tehran and London Terror Attacks

In a news conference, US military commander in Afghanistan, General Joseph Votel, gave the conclusions of Pentagon’s investigation into the Doctors Without Borders hospital missile attack conducted...

The Iranian Minorities and Ethnic Groups’ Handicraft Arts Gallery exhibition will be held on 5 -15th of March 2018 by the The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence at the UN Headquarters...

By signing the reconciliation agreement with Israel, Turkey has betrayed the Palestinians and made itself complicit in Israel’s occupation regime.

Here you can't walk around freely. For the children it’s like living in a prison, because they are scared. In schools there are many gang members who harass and scare them.

Congress has opted to continue selling cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia, citing a need not to "stigmatize" the weapon. But human rights advocates pointed to the close vote, 216 to 204, as progress...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on International Day for Rural Women, 15 October 2016, called for helping rural women to thrive, and to access the support and...

Refugee protection is not a matter of solidarity or generosity, but an obligation under international law, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, detailing five strong appeals to...

This art contest seeks to capture actions, moments and ideas that are promoting happiness in schools

Senior officials called for strong political support and adequate resources for the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic (CAR), where half of the population urgently...