The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been called “the worst place on earth to be a woman” and “the rape capital of the world”. A 2014 survey estimated that 22% of women and 10% of men had experienced sexual violence during the conflict in the country’s east. After years…

Civicus, a nonprofit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ category. Plus, the ‘gay wool’ taking over a New York catwalk

New law forces major platforms to block under-16s as global attention turns to Australia’s experiment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country will not cede territory to Russia

The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet

UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’

A Tanzanian doctor has reported hundreds of corpses being taken from the hospital where he works, appearing to corroborate accusations from Western officials and the UN that the government removed the bodies of those killed during protests following the presidential election at the end of October.

Cambodia’s President Hun Sen has vowed a fierce fight against Thailand as tensions escalate between the nations

United Nations inspectors have been barred from a crime-troubled territory's prisons and watch houses, raising questions about what authorities have to hide.