UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown
The European Union's new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches...
USA: President Trump must condemn racial and ethnic hatred
Every time the Trump administration equivocates on white supremacy, it risks emboldening more...
'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF
The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst...
Watchdogs Call Mirza Olang Massacre ‘Genocide’, Urge Probe
Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and organizations defending human...
Yemen's cholera epidemic surpasses half-million suspected cases, UN agency says
More than 500,000 people in Yemen are suspected of having cholera, the United Nations health...
Yemen airport closure killed more people than airstrikes
One year since Sana’a Airport was shut down, more Yemenis have died from not being able to travel...
Youth can play 'critical role' in creating a peaceful world for generations to come – UN chief
In the lead-up to International Youth Day, marked annually on 12 August, the United Nations...
Over 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home so far this year – UN agency
More than 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home in the first seven months of 2017, the United...
Iraq launches UN-supported action plan to save lives of mothers and newborns
Decades of conflict and under-investment have placed a huge strain on Iraq's healthcare system –...
Israel: Plans to shut down Al Jazeera an attack on media freedom
Instead of initiating a repressive clampdown on freedom of expression the Israeli authorities...
Manus Island/Australia: Authorities must respect right to protest, refrain from violence
sadly typical of the policies of the Australian department of immigration, whose conduct on Manus...
Recovery in Iraq's war-battered Mosul is a 'tale of two cities,' UN country coordinator says
Even as schools and markets begin to re-open in war-torn eastern Mosul, whole neighbourhoods of...
Yemen: Senior UN relief official voices concern at reports of airstrikes on civilians
Expressing a deep concern about reports of airstrikes on civilians in Yemen's Sa'ada Governorate,...
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, on reported attacks on civilians in Sa’ada Governorate
As I have said before, even wars have rules and such rules must be respected. Said Mr. Jamie...
On anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, UN chief calls for intensified effort on nuclear disarmament
With the presence of some 15,000 nuclear weapons on earth, United Nations Secretary-General...
ISIL's 'genocide' against Yazidis is ongoing, UN rights panel says, calling for international action
Marking three years since the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) attacked the...
Conflict-affected rural families in Iraq to benefit from mobile cash-transfer technology – UN
Many vulnerable rural families in Iraq will now be able to safely receive income thanks to a...
Deadly combination of cholera, hunger and conflict pushes Yemen to 'edge of a cliff' – senior UN official
Describing the situation in Yemen as “very bleak,” with “no end in sight,” a senior United...
'None of us should stand silent' while civilians suffer in Syria, Security Council told
Despite the remarkable hope and strength shown by most Syrians, daily life remains dangerous for...
Saudi-led coalition stops oil tankers from entering Yemen, U.N. says
A Saudi-led military coalition and the government of Yemen denied four oil tankers access to a...