The United Nations General Assembly held secret-ballot elections for the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday.  As of 1 January next...

Girls have long been the subject of photographers’ lens—but they have far less often been the ones behind it. When we set out to document...

Nyle DiMarco is just a foreigner speaking a different language. That’s how the actor, model and advocate introduces himself to people who...

As conflict continues to rage in Yemen, leading to widespread economic hardship and a rampant inflation, the World Food Programme (WFP)...

Genocide remains a “threat and a reality” in the 21st century, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday, in an appeal to States...

The World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted, through several shipments in August, over 500 tons of essential medicines and medical...

Meeting the urgent humanitarian needs of millions of displaced and returning Syrians inside the country is the immediate priority of the...

Visible from the Palace of Nations’ “ambassadors' court”, made of Douglas fir wood, Broken Chair stands in delicate balance on three legs...

Marginalized groups suffer unduly harsh consequences due to Brazil’s economic policies of austerity, prompting United Nations rights...

The vicious cycle of conflict and hunger must be broken if we are to achieve a world where everyone has enough to eat. Conflict forces...

Following weeks of civil unrest in Nicaragua, a group of 11 UN independent human rights experts urged the Government to stop the violent...