The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has praised the recent advisory opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) as a 'landmark step forward,' urging ...

The U.N.'s decision to hire four new staff for its controversial anti-Israel commission, despite an ongoing liquidity crisis, ...

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 Human Rights Council on Friday rejected a bid by Eritrea to end the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses in the country, in a relief to Western diplomats who feared ...

Annual Report highlights global efforts to save lives, drive solutions to displacement, and strengthen pathways for regular ...

Former Toledo city council member Mike Ferner, 74, chucked a paint can of cow’s blood onto the windows of the US mission to ...

Then-Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy set the record for the longest “magic minute” in 2021, speaking for more than eight ...

World leaders push for better financial systems at the Financing for Development conference to help developing countries ...

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 ...

One of Haiti’s staunchest advocates in Congress wants to force the Trump administration to come up with a clear U.S. strategy ...

A visit to our UN Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, or our virtual UN Pavilion , will enable you to explore the United Nations’ 80-year history of advancing peace, human rights ...