The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, presenting a sharply reduced $3 ...

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned food aid cannot reach everyone in Gaza unless all border crossings are opened, particularly in the north where famine was declared in August ...

Lead is found in many everyday products such as paint and cosmetics, but that doesn’t make it safe ...

Talks at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on adopting new global rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships ended on Friday without agreement, as delegates voted to defer a decision ...

South Africa\'s Deputy Education Minister Mimmy Gondwe on Friday described the University Of South Africa-Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre in Addis Ababa as a centre of excellence ...

Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poor – 887 million people – live in regions that are exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards, highlighting the urgent need for global action t ...

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Amnesty Internationl on FRiday called for urgent financial support to prevent the “catastrophic" closure of Special Criminal Court (SCC) for Central African Republic (CAR) ...

Recognising the vital role that ordinary citizens can play in preventing abuse, the European Council has approved conclusions calling for greater efforts to empower bystanders to help combat violence ...

Chad\'s new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law and democracy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned ...

Madagascar\'s military leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who heads National Transitional Defence Council (CNDT) that took power last Tuesday, was on Friday sworn in as the new president ...

A severe funding shortfall is threatening to cripple UN peacekeeping operations worldwide, with the Organisation warning that it will have to scale back patrols, close field offices and repatriate tho ...