The “unofficial” programme for the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in the Swiss city of Geneva next week was announced by the United Nations on Monday.The meeting will take place on March 17 ...

Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...

Israel is actively encouraging U.N. agencies and other aid groups to take over the work of the U.N. Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA) in Gaza, Israel's ambassador said on Monday, after banning the ...

The United Nations rights chief expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in direction" by the United ...

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Conflict in Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its ...

In the opening remarks at the 58th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN chief Antonio Guterres said that human rights around the world are being “suffocated” and referred to horrifying human ...

Regarding elections in the hill tracts, Nazrul affirmed, “Our government is committed to ensuring every Bangladeshi’s right ...

The last negotiations for a treaty to rein in plastic waste ended in a stalemate, but some participants saw signs of a possible breakthrough this summer.

On March 4-5, the 63rd round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) – a multilateral format to address security and ...

The voices of reason must prevail, said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on Wednesday. Any annexation of the West Bank or forced evacuation of the Gaza Strip “could threaten ...

The UN Human Rights Chief accused Israel on Wednesday of showing an unprecedented disregard for human rights in its military ...