New York, Dec 3 (JEN): Top United Nations officials marked the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Monday with a call for concerted action to eradicate the contemporary forms of ...

New York, Dec 2 (JEN): Deeply worried by rising levels of violence in Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Sunday urged the country's political leaders t ...

New York, Nov 30 (JEN): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has voiced concern at the recent deaths at sea after a boat capsized earlier this week in the Bahamas, the ...

New York, Nov 30 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom expressed alarm Friday over violent suppression of the media in Iraq, following the killing ...

New York, Nov 30 (JEN): The United Nations human rights office Friday called on authorities in South Sudan to stop the use of the death penalty, stressing that the country’s nascent judic ...

New York, Nov 28 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday expressed serious concern about the detentions and violent dispersal of protesters in Egypt, including reports ...

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): The United Nations human rights chief Tuesday warned that a new law restricting demonstrations in Egypt is seriously flawed and must be amended or repealed.

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): The agreement signed earlier this month between the United Nations refugee agency and the Governments of Somalia and Kenya supports the voluntary repatriation of Som ...

New York, Nov 27 (JEN): The United Nations campaign promoting greater respect for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons worldwide got a boost Tuesday from rap ...