NAIROBI, Kenya –The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday the United Nations is partnering with a “corrupt” government in Congo and she called for...
UNITED NATIONS–March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day, and UNAIDS is urging countries to do much more to reduce the number of tuberculosis (TB) deaths among people...
UNITED NATIONS–Highlighting India’s growing solar capacity, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said the world is moving towards a green economy at a time when “unprecedented” climate...
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is recommending that the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti wrap up with the departure of all 2,370 military personnel by Oct. 15. The...
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that women are suffering “new assaults on their safety and dignity” around the world, pointing to extremists subjugating women and governments...
VIENNA–The chief of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday said the war against illicit drugs must center on alternative development, a long-term...
A network of organizations seeking to protect children in conflict urged U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday to add 11 parties to the blacklist of countries...
JUBA –The UN humanitarian agency has warned that the risk of famine in South Sudan is real for thousands of people in conflict-affected communities and food...
GENEVA –Referring to the executive order by US President Donald Trump banning entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
UNITED NATIONS –The United Nations on Monday condemned a terrorist attack on a mosque in the city of Quebec, Canada, voicing its belief that Canada and...