52 000 evacuated in California fires2018-11-11The death toll for the Camp Fire soared to 23 on Saturday, as authorities began the grim task of discovering […]
Poor diets threaten health more than malaria, tuberculosis and measles2018-11-08With one-in-five deaths associated with poor-quality diets, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a co-authored report […]
Fighting in Yemen could set off a ‘humanitarian catastrophe2018-11-08The escalating conflict in Yemen has reached the outskirts of the crucial port city of Hudaydah in the last 24 […]
Conflict zones provide organized crime gangs with billions of illicit profit every year2018-11-08Transnational crime is a growing risk that is posing a major challenge to police forces, including UN Police, and conflict […]
China announces human rights progress amid detention camp concerns2018-11-07China has pledged to eradicate poverty in rural areas by 2020 during a scheduled UN review of human rights in […]
Mass graves uncovered in former ISIL-held areas of Iraq2018-11-07The United Nations have announced that more than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled […]
UN agency assists Central American caravan migrants, voices concern for receiving countries2018-11-04by UN News In the Siglo XXI Migratory Station of Tapachula, Mexico, IOM and the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs […]
Man fought off attacker during yoga studio shooting with a broom2018-11-04Two people were killed Friday evening when a gunman opened fire on a yoga class in Florida. People taking a […]
Barbed wire used properly can be a beautiful sight says Trump2018-11-04Donald Trump has described the first of 170-miles worth of barbed wire barricades being erected along the Mexican border as […]
UN rights chief says ‘bar must be set very high’ for investigation of murdered Saudi journalist2018-10-31The United Nations human rights chief pressed on Tuesday for an impartial, investigation into the “shockingly brazen” murder of Saudi […]
Halt death sentences on minors2018-10-30UN human rights experts have urged Saudi Arabia to immediately halt the execution of six people sentenced to death for […]
Tents arrive for 10,000 Indonesians made homeless by earthquake2018-10-30Some 2,000 emergency tents have been delivered by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, to people who have been made homeless […]
