As numbers of incarcerated women approach one million globally, campaigners are hoping the recognition leads to action The “groundbreaking” inclusion of female incarceration in a global agreement on ...

The United Nations Security Council adopted a draft resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan, demanding that Tehran immediately halt hostilities. Thirteen of the 15 members of ...

The first lady’s UN security council speech came days after Iranian media reported an airstrike killed 165 people and injured 96 others at girls’ school Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get ...

US Ambassador Mike Waltz told off an Iranian diplomat in an explosive exchange during a heated United Nations session Saturday, after the US and Israel unleashed Operation Epic Fury on Iran. The pair ...

The first lady’s speech will mark the first time a first lady from any country — and the first time a sitting U.S. first lady — will preside over the security council as its members consider education ...

SEOUL—It was a lateral move for Kim Jong Un, merely retaining his spot atop North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party. But the appointment won lavish praise in the regime’s largest newspaper on Wednesday.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Mariana Betsa addresses a General Assembly meeting on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, ...

India on Tuesday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution that called for an immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The draft resolution, 'Support ...

The assembly passed a resolution saying it was committed to "the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders." It passed by a ...

“Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world” as the powerful trample on international law, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “The rule of law is being ...

Michael Jacobs is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield and Visiting Senior Fellow at the thinktank ODI Global. It is easy to be cynical about the annual circus of UN climate ...

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Another United Nations staff member has been detained in Yemen, bringing the number of the world body's employees apprehended in recent days to six, a U.N. spokesperson said on ...