Haiti is facing one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, driven by escalating gang violence, political paralysis, ...

The United Nations has welcomed signs of progress in talks aimed at reducing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk launched a $400 million appeal on Thursday in Geneva, as his office (OHCHR) ...

Acute malnutrition among children has reached catastrophic levels in parts of Sudan’s North Darfur and Greater Kordofan, ...

Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She told the UN sexual and reproductive ...

The UN on Wednesday warned of potential humanitarian “collapse” in Cuba, following Washington’s attempt to block oil supplies ...

The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from the United States on ...

The head of UN Peacekeeping on Thursday called for greater support for international police officers deployed to field ...

Catherine Mootian was just twelve years old when she underwent female genital mutilation (FGM), a moment that changed her ...

The UN Secretary-General on Thursday strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack in Kwara state in western Nigeria, where more than 100 people were reportedly killed.

Amid the ongoing war in Sudan, Chad, the country receiving the most refugees in Central Africa, saw slight improvements in its humanitarian situation last year, but as one of the most vulnerable ...

South Sudan is buckling under a fresh wave of violence and displacement, after attacks and looting halted a major UN food ...