There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at ...

Human Rights Watch leverages our research on countries and issues addressed at the United Nations to inform UN officials and member states of key findings, influence policy on a wide range of ...

First Nations don’t have a veto over nation-building projects, Mark Carney’s justice minister says Sean Fraser said the legal duty under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People ...

The UN Public Service Day celebrates the value and virtue of public service to the community; highlights the contribution of public service in the development process; recognizes the work of ...

Of the five United Nations-led or co-led peace processes in 2021, two were led by women mediators, and all five consulted with civil society and were provided with gender expertise.

A controversial new group backed by Israel and the United States to deliver aid in Gaza has handed out its first packages, hours after its boss quit amid concerns about its independence. May 27, 2025 ...

France has been one of the UN's members since its founding in 1945. It holds a permanent seat at the Security Council, alongside the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and China, thus playing a ...

The mother of Private Seán Rooney, the soldier killed while serving with the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Lebanon two years ago, has said that her decision to sue the UN is not about ...

In a case working its way through the courts, 10 First Nations that signed Treaty 9 in 1905 – which covers two-thirds of Ontario’s land mass and includes the Ring of Fire – argue they never ...

When is World Refugee Day and when did it start? World Refugee Day falls each year on 20 June and is dedicated to refugees around the globe. World Refugee Day was held globally for the first time on ...

Manchester United and Portugal star Bruno Fernandes opened up ahead of the UEFA Nations League semifinal against Germany about the reported opportunity to join Saudi club Al-Hilal, who are ...

Using World Bank data from 192 coastal nations, they concluded that an average of 8 million metric tons of plastic waste (8.8 million U.S. tons) slip from shores into the seas every year.