UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern on Friday over the escalating hostilities in South Sudan since February, warning that the hostilities could further worsen ...

Two long-running conflicts in Africa are facing very different prospects right now. In Democratic Republic of Congo, a war between the state and the M23 rebels — backed by Rwanda — may be on the verge ...

The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, ...

At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight Thursday, as Israel pressed ahead with its military ...

The United Nations rights chief urged on Friday for warring sides in South Sudan to pull back from the brink, warning that ...

The appointment of Kamil Idris to lead the government would help in stabilizing the nation and laying the groundwork for a ...

The United States is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam and Cuba to ...

Regarding Libya, Guterres noted that the United Nations continues to engage with national and international actors to protect the independence of key oversight institutions, remove obstacles to ...

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the need for a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians in ...

The war in neighbouring Sudan has significantly worsened fragility in South Sudan, Britain’s newly appointed ambassador, David Ashley, said, urging the country’s leaders to choose dialogue over ...

This time, he can’t even get the Trump on the phone, Richard Gowan, the U.N. director at the International Crisis Group, told ...

Its Director-General, Amy Pope, insisted Syrians were resilient and innovative but that they needed help, now. “Enabling (them) to return to a country that is on the path to stability and progress is ...