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Just days after the U.S. called for her removal from her position, U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accused Israel ...
Next week, the United Nations Human Rights Council will vote on renewing the mandate of the independent expert on protection ...
Former U.S. ambassador to the UN reveals why Security Council remains ineffective on Gaza, highlighting Russian and Chinese ...
United Nations members rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to join the organization’s Human Rights Council amid opposition from activists who say the Gulf nation remains among the worst human rights ...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on UN member states Thursday to renew the mandate of the independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender ...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Niger State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education, has sensitized corps members on the use of the Nigeria Learning ...
Women currently serve as the head of government in just 13 of the 193 member states of the United Nations. This includes Mexico, where President Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as the country’s first ...
As tradition goes, Brazil opens the annual United Nations gab-fest known as the General Assembly, followed by America. Yet, the star of the show on Tuesday was a yet-to-be full member of the ...
UN member states voted Wednesday to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months and the imposition of sanctions for non-compliance.The non-binding ...
(CNN) — United Nations members voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to demand that Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories within 12 months.
After the UNRWA Pledging Conference, 118 UN member states officially declared their participation in the Joint Commitments Initiative led by Jordan, Kuwait, and Slovenia, to support the important, ...
The UN General Assembly elected 18 new members to the 47-nation council on Wednesday, including Switzerland, South Korea and Ethiopia. Seats are allotted according to regional groups and most ...