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US imposing sanctions on senior UN official focused on Palestinian human rights
The US is imposing sanctions against a senior UN official focused on the human rights of Palestinians, US Secretary of State ...
More than 17 million people in Yemen are going hungry, including over 1 million children, UN says
More than 17 million people in conflict-torn Yemen are going hungry, including over one million children under the age of ...
UN chief outlines four options for embattled Palestinian relief agency UNRWA
A review of the embattled United Nations Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, ordered by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has ...
Kim Jong Un built a lavish resort for 20,000 people. But who will travel there?
Kim Jong Un unveiled a new lavish seaside resort that is set against what human rights observers describe as stark realities ...
Syrian Returns From Lebanon to Start Under UN-Backed Plan, Marking Major Shift
Since taking over, the new Islamist-led Syrian government has said all Syrians are welcome home. A U.N. survey from earlier ...
UN agencies in dire straits amid threatened US funding cuts
If Congress approves canceling $1 billion in federal funding for the U.N. system, experts say it will exacerbate a financial ...
Migrants deported from US to Salvadoran prison remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN
The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains ...
Watchdog backs Rubio’s sanctions on UN official over ‘shameful efforts’ targeting US, Israel
The State Department confirmed sanctions were imposed on UN official Francesca Albanese over efforts targeting U.S. and ...