New York, Apr 15 (JEN): The outsourcing of national security to private firms creates risks for human rights and accountability, the United Nations working group on the use of mercenaries co ...

New York, Apr 15 (JEN): The United Nations announced on Tuesday that the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Syria will proceed with a series of in-depth, separate consultations with Syri ...

New York, Apr 13 (JEN): Kicking off the 13th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Doha, Qatar, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon along with several other top UN of ...

New York, Apr 10 (JEN): A series of amendments to Malaysia’s 1948 Sedition Act risk seriously undermine freedom of expression and opinion throughout the country, the top United Nations hum ...

New York, Apr 9 (JEN): The United Nations education agency on Wednesday celebrated the opening of a new school at Dawodiyah Camp in Dohouk, Iraq, as part of its efforts to provide quality se ...

New York, Apr 9 (JEN): The United Nations expert on the human rights of internally displaced persons today urged the international community “to prepare for massive displacement and humani ...

Chennai, Apr 8 (JEN): Amid huge protests over the killings of 20 wood smugglers by the Andhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notic ...

New York, Mar 26 (JEN): Armed groups across Libya have targeted human rights defenders seeking to shed light on abuses, according to a new United Nations report that outlines a litany of vio ...

New York, Mar 25 (JEN): A permanent memorial to honour the victims of one of the most horrific tragedies of modern history will be revealed at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wedn ...