Women parliamentarians are more diverse than before with more women of native origin and more women of color representing their countries
Coercion must not be used as a tactic to track and treat Ebola patients, to enforce safe burials or decontaminate homes
Mothers of young children up to age 6 have the lowest chance of being employed, International Labor Organization finds
Global body says growing social, economic and political inequalities are increasing alienation and instability throughout the world
Frustration of living under such dire conditions of detention with no end in sight boiled over into violent protests
Despite vigorous protests, UN rights chief says office was forced to close its doors after a 23-year presence in the African country
UN says an estimated 93 million children with disabilities around the world are likely to have their rights violated from the moment they are born
More than 80 percent of Syria’s population lives below the poverty line, suffering from chronic levels of deprivation, according to estimates
Despite the deteriorating security situation, the WHO says it remains committed to staying until the job is done
In the last week, around 13,000 people have arrived at al-Hol camp exhausted, hungry and sick
UN investigators say attacks by pro-government forces in Idlib and western Aleppo have caused scores of civilian casualties
Investigators say some of incidents may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity
Ukraine presides over the Conference until March 15, to be followed by the United States, but once the US steps down, it will be Venezuela's turn
World Food Program reports Zemio, region 1,000 kilometers east of capital Bangui, is unreachable by road because of insecurity and transport difficulties
Pledging conference seeking record amounts of money to provide life-saving aid for some 19 million of most destitute victims of four-year civil war
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the place and circumstance of the abuse may differ, but the pain and trauma remain the same
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says human rights agenda is losing ground in many parts of the world with negative consequences for social justice and people’s ability to improve their lives
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet warns these hard-nosed tactics are seriously undermining proposed efforts to resolve growing political and social unrest in Nicaragua
The suffering of the Yemeni people has reached a scale not seen in living memory, with about 80 percent of the population in need of humanitarian assistance and protection
Fifteen people executed in Egypt this month have claimed their confessions were extracted under torture
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