United Nations (UN) agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern Democratic Republic (DR) Congo ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has launched a US$500 million funding appeal for 2025, to address global ...

A UN office has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their country's heightened ...

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Damascus, Syria Jan 15, 2025.

The UN rights chief said Thursday his office would need $500 million on top of its regular budget to help face towering rights challenges around the world this year. “Lives are at stake if we don’t ...

Who is the spokesperson for the UN’s anti-Israel bias? Since its inception, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk described the “senseless” war where alleged war crimes have been ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the UN Human Rights Council, prohibiting any future funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Trump on Tuesday also ...

The use of rape and sexual violence against women has been prevalent in the conflicts, which have been raging for decades in ...

As fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed troops escalate in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office of ...