The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to ...

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial ...

The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather ...

Here are the key functions of the United Nations, including maintaining peace, promoting human rights, delivering ...

Preparations for the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) have wind in their sails. From 14 to 15 January 2025, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in ...

Russia on Thursday reprimanded the head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza - a meeting ...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 653 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the fifth day of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants ...

The US will leave the World Health Organisation on January 22, 2026, following formal notification by President Trump. The decision, criticised by the WHO, risks impacting global health programs and ...

Thousands of Palestinians are returning home with hope, as the ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas enters its fifth day. According to the United Nations, about 1.9 million of Gaza ...

Thousands of aid trucks have entered Gaza now that the fighting has stopped. But organized gangs have fired on convoys, leading to pitched battles with Hamas.

C.E.O.s, policymakers and billionaires at the World Economic Forum’s conference have long pledged to fight climate change. Has it done any good?

Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well as the LGBTQI+ community.” ...