109 Die in Boat Accident off Djibouti
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died and dozens more are missing after a shipwreck off the coast…
UN Official Loses Job Over Gaza Criticisms
Ben Davis, the former head of rural sustainability and gender equality at the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organi…
UN Office Urges Abolition of Death Penalty After Failed Execution in Tennessee
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that the case of prisoner Krista Buckey in…
Kirchner Seeks UN Review of Corruption Conviction
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has requested the United Nations to review her corru…
UN Extends Haitian Gang-Fighting Force Mission for Six Months
The United Nations has approved extending the mission of the Gang Support Force (GSF) in Haiti for an addition…
UN Human Rights Rapporteur Condemns Myanmar's Shelling in Rakhine
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed deep concern over air strikes conducted by M…
Women's Rights in Afghanistan – Five Years Under Taliban Rule
According to France 24, after five years of Taliban rule, Afghan women face extensive restrictions on educatio…