Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre, says UN
A U.N. committee found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors ...
Israel sends report to UN on 'brutal' treatment used by terrorists against hostages in Gaza
In a new report sent to the U.N. by Israel's health ministry, freed hostages reveal systematic abuse by Hamas, as 99 remain ...
After US exemption, UN says more significant Syria sanctions work needed
A U.S. sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria is welcome, but "much more significant work ...
UN aviation agency probe involves alleged release of recruitment data
A recent U.N. aviation agency information security incident involved the alleged release of thousands of recruitment ...
The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage
Officials say more than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles ...
Turkey insists on two states for ethnically divided Cyprus as the UN looks to restart peace talks
Turkey has again insisted on a two-state peace accord in ethnically divided Cyprus as the United Nations prepares to meet ...
UNRWA ‘knowingly’ let Hamas infiltrate and ‘indoctrinate’ children to ‘pursue a path of terrorism’: UN Watch report
Officials of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency meet “routinely” with Lebanese and Gazan terror groups, “mutually praise each ...
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Farnoush Amiri named UN reporter
In a memo to staff on Thursday, Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson announced that Farnoush Amiri will be joining the ...
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Access restrictions, looting and shortages add to Gaza hunger crisis: UN
UNITED NATIONS - Critical supply shortages, severe access restrictions and violent armed looting are contributing to a hunger ...
Islamist Rebels on Record Killing Spree in Congo, UN Experts Say
An Islamist militia with links to the Islamic State killed more than 650 civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo between ...
Australia responsible for arbitrary detention of asylum seekers, UN committee finds
Australia has been accused of trying to “escape its human rights responsibility” after a UN committee found it was responsible for arbitrary detention of asylum seekers in Nauru.