As UN turns 80, it seeks to cut costs in shadow of Trump uncertainty
The United Nations will get a "facelift" as it turns 80 amid a cash crisis this year, seeking ways to improve efficiency and ...
US bans flights to Haiti's capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire
The United States has extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence ...
UN official accuses Israel of weaponising aid to Gaza
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, has accused Israel of weaponising humanitarian aid with its ...
UN's Haiti rights expert says fixing Haiti crisis is 'doable'
The United Nations' Haiti rights expert on Tuesday said he believed solving a spiraling insecurity crisis in the Caribbean ...
Brazil Clears 8 Miles of Amazon Rainforest to Make Space for UN Climate Conference
As reported by the BBC, the state government of Pará cleared out eight miles of Amazon rainforest to build the highway. The ...
UN urges Syria to act fast to protect people as hundreds of civilians killed
More than 700 civilians of the Alawite religious minority have been killed, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...
UN-Backed Rights Experts Hear Palestinians' Allegations of Abuse in Israeli Custody During the War
Palestinians have described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers to independent U.N.-backed human rights ...
From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and ...
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UN confirms Syria civilian deaths in coastal mass killings, calls for accountability
UN Human Rights spokesperson on Syria confirmed the deaths of 111 Syrian civilians in recent mass killings, in a Geneva press briefing on Tuesday. The spokesperson remarked that the true number is ...