As other governments contemplate similar moves, the UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF) cautions that age-related restrictions alone ...

Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, conflicts and ...

In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing to give up on ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk has voiced concern over reports that “draconian security laws” in the Hong Kong Special ...

The UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) prestigious Nansen Award is shining a light on the people proving that compassion and ...

Mothers who’ve been left starving in Gaza are now giving birth to underweight or premature babies who die in intensive care ...

Supporting colleagues facing potential sexual exploitation or abuse (PSEA) in the workplace, may start with small acts of ...

From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus, the ...

With temperatures plunging below freezing and cities facing long, daily power cuts, Ukrainian civilians are again bracing for ...

From a walk in the woods, to spending time with family in the comfort of home, human rights are a lot more than sentences on ...

Countries rallied at UN Headquarters on Tuesday to shore up a key humanitarian fund that provides timely assistance for ...

Fresh approaches to facing complex environmental challenges are revealed in the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) new global ...