human-rights

The studies of Japanese scholar Shizuko Tsuya about Iranian victims of chemical warfare have recently been published in Persian.

On World Radio Day, UNESCO calls on everyone to nurture the power of radio to foster the conversations and the listening we need for cooperation to tackle the challenges all humanity faces.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed its grave concern at the recent escalation of violence in Helmand province, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 25 civilians,...

Dark days lie ahead for everybody who cares about human rights, and especially for refugees, but the huge civic opposition and legal challenges we are already seeing show that there is light still....

The number of food insecure people in Yemen has risen by three million in seven months, with an estimated 17.1 million people – more than two-thirds of the entire population of 27.4 million – now...

The Security Council and the United Nations political mission in Afghanistan have joined Secretary-General António Guterres in condemning the deadly attack outside of the Supreme Court in Kabul.

This ruling is obviously a relief, but it won’t end the turmoil and uncertainty that this inhumane ban is causing for thousands of families

The 42nd nature school in Iran, stretching two hectares in area, opened in Pardisan Park, northwestern Tehran, on Wednesday, IRNA reported.

A team of Iranian plastic surgeons performed 62 cleft lip and palate surgeries at no cost at all in underprivileged areas of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan from Feb. 3-8, Tasnim...

The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017 – the largest-ever...

The delegations of Russia, Turkey and Iran as well as United Nations representatives held their first meeting yesterday to discuss the establishment of a ceasefire implementation regime in Syria...

The United Nations voiced grave concern about nearly two million Syrians in the area of Aleppo who have been without water for almost a month, as UN agencies are helping to provide emergency access...

The Secretary-General insists on the need to avoid any actions that would derail the two-state solution

Iran’s Department of Environment will rank environmentally friendly universities based on international standards in the next Iranian calendar year, starting on March 21.

The Gaza Strip does not have adequate resources for medical treatment, but Israel prevents patients from leaving.

Critics call plan to relocate Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to 6,000-acre island "terrible"

In a report issued on 3 February, the United Nations human rights arm said that the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya population by Myanmar's security forces in the country's...

Early cancer diagnosis saves lives and cuts treatment costs, the United Nations health agency said, particularly in developing countries where the majority of cancer cases are diagnosed too late.

The United Nations refugee agency and its partners are coordinating plans to respond to a potential mass displacement of Iraqis from western Mosul, the latest battleground the Iraqi forces are...

A United Nations human rights expert has called on the Security Council and the General Assembly to explore effective diplomatic and political measures to ensure Israeli compliance with Security...