UN chief describes aid cuts as ‘a crime’ during visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has described humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and other countries as “a ...
UN Chief Says There Is 'Disturbing Rise in Anti-Muslim Bigotry'
"We are witnessing a disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry. From racial profiling and discriminatory policies that violate ...
UN judge guilty of forcing woman to work as slave
A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe "took ...
UN report warns Iran is stepping up electronic surveillance of women to enforce headscarf laws
Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's ...
UN's Syria Envoy Calls for 'Bold Moves' From New Government
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' special envoy for Syria said on Friday that now is the time for a "genuine, credible ...
'Do you have communist links?' US sends 36 questions to UN aid groups
The US spends a lower % of its GDP on aid than European countries but, because of its huge economy, still supplies 40% of ...
UN Security Council to condemn Syria violence, say diplomats
The United Nations Security Council has agreed to a statement condemning widespread violence in Syria's coastal region and ...
UN official denies seeing 'a shred of evidence' showing staff in Gaza held hostages
Tom Fletcher, a top UN humanitarian aid official, says he has not seen "a shred of evidence" linking the international body's workers in Gaza to Hamas hostages.
UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias
United Nations-backed human rights experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other ...
UN's food agency WFP to cut aid for about a million people in Myanmar
More than a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from lifesaving food assistance provided by the World Food Programme ...