New York, June 24 (JEN) As global challenges proliferate from Yemen to South Sudan and beyond, the United Nations and Europe must unite in the fight to defend democracy and international sol ...

New York, June 24 (JEN) A new UN office to work on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was opened on Tuesday in Seoul by the United Nations High C ...

New York, June 23 (JEN): At least 245 children have been intercepted from being trafficked and unnecessarily or illegally placed in children's care homes since the first earthquake hit Nepal ...

New York, June 23 (JEN): A United Nations expert appointed by the world body’s Geneva-based Human Rights Council appealed today for the Security Council to take immediate action to enforce ...

New York, June 20 (JEN) The United Nations human rights chief has voiced concern over a judgement issued by the Maldives Supreme Court in which the country’s human rights processes appear ...

New York, Jun 19 (JEN): Six million people in Yemen are slipping towards severe hunger and now need emergency food and life-saving assistance, “a sharp increase” from the last quarter of ...

Bengaluru, June 18 (JEN): Breaking Free, a feature length documentary, by award winning filmmaker and activist Sridhar Rangayan will screen in Bengaluru on June 24 at Alliance Française de ...

New York, Jun 18 (JEN): The Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders have agreed to continue their pursuit of a comprehensive settlement for the political issues facing the Mediterranean is ...

New York, Jun 18 (JEN): Noting that economic, political and social marginalization of Roma communities remains a major issue, a United Nations human rights expert urged thinking outside the ...