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...
UN Security Council set to hold emergency session on downing of Russian plane Thursday
:The U.N, Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon at the request of Russia, which has accused Ukraine of shooting down a Russian military transport plane near the...
Israel’s limited fuel shipments not enough to provide power, water to Gaza: UN
Under mounting international pressure, Israel began limited shipments of fuel to blockaded Gaza Saturday, but the United Nations said the supplies are only half of what is needed to provide water and...
UN warns Israeli-imposed shortage of fuel in Gaza can shut down relief help
The United Nations warned Monday that the humanitarian situation in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip is growing more dire, as trucks transporting desperately needed aid into the enclave could stop rolling Tuesday due...
Minister reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to UNESCO SDG-4-Education
Caretaker Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Madad Ali Sindhi on Wednesday reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to SDG-4 (Education) as it was the corner stone to progress, and a guiding light towards...
UN warns essential food supplies will run out in Gaza in 3 days
Food supplies in the besieged Gaza Strip, which has been battling a month of relentless Israeli bombings, are running dangerously low and will last for up to three days only, the UN...
UN General Assembly demands the end of the embargo against Cuba, as it does...
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding an end to the economic and commercial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba, with the opposition of only...