Western countries rebuke China at UN for detention of Uighurs
Nearly two dozen countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in the Xinjiang region, the first such joint move on the
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Nations agree global climate pact rules, but seen as weak (Update)
By Nina Chestney, Bate Felix and Agnieszka Barteczko Nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions late on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal,
‘Stranger Things’ star to take on bullies in new U.N. role
British actress Millie Bobby Brown, the teenage star of hit drama series “Stranger Things”, was named as the youngest-ever goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’
Situation ‘at boiling point’ at refugee centre on Greek island
The United Nations refugee agency urged Greece on Friday to speed up transfers of eligible asylum-seekers from Aegean islands to the mainland, saying conditions at an overcrowded
Yemen’s Houthis welcome UN call for probe into air strikes
Yemen‘s Houthi group welcomed on Friday a call by the United Nations for an independent investigation into Saudi-led coalition air strikes that killed dozens of
Yemen’s Houthis ‘indicate willingness to hand over port to UN’
Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthis have indicated they would be willing to hand over management of Hodeidah port to the United Nations, a potential breakthrough in a
UN seeks to cut pollution on World Environment Day
Less than a 10th of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, and governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem
UN calls for Turkey to end state of emergency
The United Nations called on Turkey on Tuesday to end the state of emergency in place since July 2016 that it said had led to
Russia and US air strikes ‘caused mass civilian deaths in Syria’
Air strikes by Russia and a US-led coalition killed civilians in Syriaon a large scale last year, while the Assad government carried out unlawful chemical weapon
UN investigator decries Iran clampdown, torture, floggings
Iran has arrested activists and political opponents in a clampdown on freedom of expression as use of torture continues despite promises of reform, a United Nations
Collapse of Iran nuclear deal would be ‘great loss’
Any collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers would be a “great loss”, the head of the UN atomic agency policing the accord
Unficyp will be more effective after review, UN official says
As a result of the strategic review of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus, the organisation is convinced that Unficyp will be fully equipped and
UN says Russia’s eastern Ghouta aid plan not enough
A Russian plan for a five-hour pause in fighting in Syria’s eastern Ghouta needs to be expanded to allow aid deliveries to enter and civilians and medical
N. Ireland abortion laws violate women’s rights, UN body says
The United Kingdom violates women’s rights in Northern Ireland by unduly restricting their access to abortion, a report by the UN Committee on the Elimination
More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta ahead of UN vote (Update 2)
A new wave of bombs struck Syria‘s eastern Ghouta district unabated on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a UN Security Council vote to demand a 30-day
Strikes hit Ghouta for fifth day, UN pleads for truce (Update)
Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near the Syrian capital for a fifth straight day on Thursday as the United Nations pleaded for a ceasefire to
UNSG waiting to hear from both sides
The UN Secretary General remains committed to the two sides in Cyprus if they jointly come back to the UN and ask for support in
Two Palestinians ‘killed’ in protests after UN Jerusalem vote (Update)
Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians on Friday, a Gaza health official said, as protests intensified against Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem asIsrael‘s capital.
Nobel peace laureate group urges nuclear powers to ban-the-bomb
The leader of the group that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday urged nuclear nations to adopt a United Nations treaty banning atomic weapons in
Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst U.N. attack
Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian U.N. peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General