Tehran hosts 17 states attending int’l congress on family health program
During the congress, several panels were organized to discuss the role of governments in the family health program and the impact of social issues on health. These panels were held as scheduled,...
UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem amount to a war...
UN chief: Legal equality for women could take 300 years as backlash rises against...
UNITED NATIONS — Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality is becoming an uphill struggle against widespread discrimination and gross human human rights abuses, the United...
The UN atomic watchdog’s director says he’s heading to Moscow for talks on nuclear...
The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director said that he’s due to depart for a trip to Moscow on Tuesday for high-level talks with Russian officials to discuss the issue of nuclear safety in...
The world is becoming less safe by the day, warns the UN secretary general
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says combatants in places such as Congo, Gaza, Myanmar, Ukraine and Sudan are turning a “blind eye” to international law as he made a plea for greater respect for human rights and peace around the...
U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution on Gaza for 3rd time since conflict began
The United States on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution drafted by Algeria that would have urged an "immediate" ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, claiming the measure would negatively affect talks...
The UN Security Council is voting on a Gaza cease-fire on Tuesday, with the...
Arab nations are putting to a vote a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, knowing it will be vetoed by the United States but hoping to show broad global...
Afghan women fear going out alone due to Taliban decrees on clothing and male...
Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their home alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan.
UN peacekeeping chief saddened over Pakistani peacekeeper’s loss in Abyei
Head UN Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has expressed grief over the killing of a Pakistani peacekeeper serving the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei, an area disputed by South Sudan and the...
Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of...
The United Nations’ top court ordered Israel on Friday to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in its military offensive in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering...