By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and Russia accused each other on Tuesday of not being interested in Ukraine peace talks … Read more
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -United Nations human rights officials are concerned about Ecuador’s prison violence crisis, they said on Thursday, after yet another riot … Read more
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – After pleading with world leaders at the United Nations to protect the education and rights … Read more
JERUSALEM – Israel on Sunday demanded that a United Nations’ panel investigating its 2021 war with Palestinian militants be disbanded, condemning remarks made by one … Read more
GENEVA – A United Nations human rights expert on Monday called on countries to take steps against Myanmar’s junta through economic sanctions and an arms … Read more
By Emma Farge GENEVA – The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday that 306,887 civilians had been killed in Syria during the conflict since … Read more
(Removes extra words ‘in the past year’ in paragraph 7) By Francois Murphy VIENNA -Places including U.S. states that have legalized cannabis appear to have … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – There is a “real risk” of multiple famines this year, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday and urged … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – Two Afghan education ministers are no longer allowed to travel abroad for any peace and stability talks after the United Nations Security … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday as European Council President … Read more
(Reuters) – A United Nations commission has increased its projection for poverty in Latin America and Caribbean for 2022, citing economic disruptions caused by the … Read more
By Emma Farge GENEVA – North Korea, which is under sanctions for developing nuclear weapons in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, has taken … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – The United States will again push for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea if it carries out a seventh … Read more
KABUL – The United Nations rights envoy in Afghanistan said on Thursday the country faces “severe” human rights challenges and called on Taliban authorities to … Read more
TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, NHK public television … Read more
GENEVA – More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, citing … Read more
ROME – World food prices eased slightly in April after hitting a record high in March, but global food security remained a concern because of … Read more
By Max Hunder (Reuters) – Ukraine denied on Monday reaching an agreement with Russia on evacuating civilians from a steel plant in the southern city … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – The United States is pushing the U.N. Security Council to further sanction North Korea over its renewed ballistic missile … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and … Read more
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Protecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to … Read more
ZURICH – The United Nations human rights office said on Sunday that 1,119 civilians had so far been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia began … Read more
By Francois Murphy VIENNA – The remaining members of the one shift of technical staff who had been on duty at Chernobyl’s radioactive waste facilities … Read more
By Emma Farge GENEVA – A U.N. expert told the world’s top rights body on Tuesday that she had received a preliminary invitation from Washington … Read more
MONTREAL -Any dual registration of foreign-owned aircraft leased by Russian carriers would be inconsistent with parts of a key agreement that sets out core principles … Read more
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON -The United States and its allies on Monday urged Russia at the United Nations to allow safe passage … Read more
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE -Ukraine sought an emergency order from the United Nations’ highest court on Monday to halt hostilities on its … Read more
ZURICH – At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, and another 707 wounded, … Read more
BERLIN – At least 136 civilians have been killed, including 13 children, and 400 have been injured since Russia invaded Ukraine last week, a United … Read more
By Gloria Dickie LONDON – As scientists readied for Monday’s release of a sobering United Nations climate report, some worried it would be overshadowed by … Read more
GENEVA – The head of a U.N. agency said on Monday that more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries since the start … Read more
GENEVA – At least 102 civilians in Ukraine have been killed since Russia launched its invasion last Thursday, with a further 304 injured, but the … Read more
ZURICH – At least 64 civilians have been killed and more than 160,000 are on the move after Russian troops entered Ukraine this week, a … Read more
By Michelle Nichols and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS – The United States and other United Nations Security Council members slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin on … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a last-minute plea on Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war ‘in the … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – The United States, Britain and France have asked the U.N. Security Council to meet later on Monday on Ukraine after Russia recognized … Read more
– U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet can visit Xinjiang, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday, but China does not welcome any investigation … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead … Read more
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY – Mexico must seek alternatives to detention and asylum for migrants, especially ahead of an anticipated increase in arrivals this … Read more
BEIJING – China’s United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart’s remark that China’s choice of an ethnic Uyghur as a torchbearer for the Olympic … Read more
ROME – World food prices rebounded in January and remained near 10-year highs, led by a jump in the vegetable oils index, the U.N. food … Read more
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council is due to meet in public on Monday, at the request of the United States, … Read more